ARNOLD, MISSOURI—
METAL CONTAINER CORPORATION
Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at METAL CONTAINER CORPORATION, 42 TENBROOK INDUSTRIAL PARK, ARNOLD, MISSOURI 63010 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was stepping up onto a platform. The employee's foot caught on a step and their right shin contacted the step as they fell, causing a broken tibia and fibula.
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On November 01, 2019, an employee was cleaning a mandrel (metal cylinder which holds the can) of a can printing decorating machine when the printer jogged, causing his right hand to be caught between machine's mandrel and blanket wheel (transfers the image onto the can). The employee suffered a laceration and fracture to his right hand, requiring hospitalization.
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An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a motor assembly with a belt/pulley. He was inspecting the belt for tears when his right pinky finger was caught in a pinch point between the belt and wheel, resulting in a partial amputation of the right pinky finger.
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