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BALL CORPORATION

600 BALL COURT, DE FOREST, WI, 53532
Operated by BALL Corp · 1 of 114 establishments
332431Metal Can Manufacturing
EIN 270671085

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OSHA inspections
4
over 22 years
Violations
3
$13,400 in penalties
Penalties
$13,400
$4,467 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BALL CORPORATION has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $13,400 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 25th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 48th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BALL CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.2 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
3
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$13,400
$4,467 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

25th

Below average violations in NAICS 3324 within WI. Peer group: 76 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
73rd
peer median: $5,224
Inspection frequency
48th
peer median: 4

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
2.5
vs industry
+1.6
TRIR
3.2
vs industry
+1.3

Reported for 155 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
1
Referral
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · May 2016

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
May 12, 2016Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedHeel(s)Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 22, 2007AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,NIP POINT,UNGUARDED11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
10 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BALL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BALL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BALL CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for BALL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BALL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BALL CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-05-20Referral11$4,200
2011-09-29Complaint11$4,200
2007-03-22Referral11$5,000
2004-01-22Planned0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BALL CORPORATION is one of 114 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BALL Corp.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BALL Corp across all 114 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BALL CORPORATION from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup BALL Corp, which operates 114 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is BALL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
BALL CORPORATION has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $13,400 in total penalties.
How does BALL CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
BALL CORPORATION operates in the metal can manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. BALL CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 2.54 compared to an industry average of 0.9.