Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp. is facing $106,080 in fines after an employee suffered a broken arm while servicing a machine at its Napoleon, Ohio, facility, said officials at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
The company faces the penalties for one repeat and three serious safety violations.
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OSHA’s investigation found the aluminum can manufacturer failed to lockout the machine that caused the employee’s injury.
The Agency cited the company for its failure to train employees on energy control procedures, perform periodic inspections of energy control procedures, and guard the machine’s pinch point.
OSHA cited Silgan Containers for similar violations at its Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, plant in 2015.
“Employers are required to train their employees on proper lockout/tag out procedures to prevent the release of stored energy or unexpected startup of equipment,” said OSHA Area Director Kimberly Nelson in Toledo, Ohio.
OSHA offers compliance assistance resources on lockout-tagout hazards on OSHA’s Control of Hazardous Energy page and the interactive eTool.