BALL WESTERN CAN CO
300 W GREGER ST, OAKDALE, CA 95361 · NAICS 332431 Metal Can Manufacturing
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Inspection records
May 27, 2005#125714238May 27, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#125714238$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125714238
Dates
- Opened
- May 27, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 1, 2005
- Closed
- Jul 1, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 280
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 300 W Greger St, Oakdale, CA 95361
- Industry
- 332431 Metal Can Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Dec 2, 2003#120141494Dec 2, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#120141494$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120141494
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 2, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 3, 2004
- Closed
- Feb 3, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 300 W Greger St, Oakdale, CA 95361
- Industry
- 332431 Metal Can Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Feb 24, 2003#125816967Feb 24, 2003Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#125816967$2,7001 viol.1 violation$2,700 in penalties
Inspection #125816967
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 24, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 21, 2003
- Contested
- May 12, 2003
- Final Order
- Jun 10, 2004
- Closed
- Feb 1, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,060
- Penalties on Record
- $2,700
- Site Address
- 300 W Greger St, Oakdale, CA 95361
- Industry
- 332431 Metal Can Manufacturing
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4002 Moving Parts of Machinery or Equipment OSHA citation code: 4002 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $5,060 | $2,700 | May 13, 2004 | May 12, 2003 | Jun 10, 2004 |
Feb 24, 2003#120337878Feb 24, 2003Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#120337878$18,4252 viol.2 violations$18,425 in penalties
Inspection #120337878
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 24, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 2003
- Contested
- Sep 19, 2003
- Final Order
- May 17, 2005
- Closed
- Aug 10, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $18,425
- Penalties on Record
- $18,425
- Site Address
- 300 W Greger St, Oakdale, CA 95361
- Industry
- 332431 Metal Can Manufacturing
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee suffers amputation
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 342 Reporting Work-Connected Fatalities and Serious Injuries OSHA citation code: 342 A | Other | 1 | - | $425 | $425 | Feb 24, 2003 | Sep 19, 2003 | May 17, 2005 |
| 02001 | 4002 Moving Parts of Machinery or Equipment OSHA citation code: 4002 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Sep 2, 2003 | Sep 19, 2003 | May 17, 2005 |
Feb 24, 2003#120337860Feb 24, 2003Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#120337860$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120337860
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 24, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 2003
- Closed
- Oct 17, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 300 W Greger St, Oakdale, CA 95361
- Industry
- 332431 Metal Can Manufacturing
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee's finger amputated by welding machine
Jul 30, 2001#125844571Jul 30, 2001Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#125844571$3,7503 viol.3 violations$3,750 in penalties
Inspection #125844571
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 30, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 5, 2001
- Closed
- Jan 9, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 220
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,750
- Penalties on Record
- $3,750
- Site Address
- 300 W Greger St, Oakdale, CA 95361
- Industry
- 332431 Metal Can Manufacturing
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employees hand crushed inside coating machine while cleaning
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 B01 | Other | 1 | 22 | $375 | $375 | Dec 20, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 B02 | Other | 1 | 22 | $0 | $0 | Dec 20, 2001 | - | - |
| 02001 | 3314 The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout OSHA citation code: 3314 F | Serious | 1 | 22 | $3,375 | $3,375 | Nov 18, 2001 | - | - |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
6 inspections, 2001 to 2005. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, 48,574 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: metal can manufacturing reported 1.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 14.5%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source