Establishment profile
INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC.
1650 CAPSTONE WAY, VANDALIA, OH, 45377
Operated by Independent Can Company · 1 of 4 establishments
332431 — Metal Can Manufacturing
EIN 520902777
Summary
INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 8 years of recorded history, with $40,025 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 52nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 125 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $40,025 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I A | 1 | 1 | $12,675 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 I D | 1 | 1 | $12,675 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 F02 | 1 | 1 | $12,675 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 I B | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E03 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3324 within OH. Peer group: 125 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
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.
Reported for 20 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
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
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) · Oct 2017
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s), unspecified | Amputation |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2017 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Hand,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Press | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY 1650 CAPSTONE WAY · VANDALIA, OH, 45377 | AirRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Jan 2026 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-11 | Referral | 8 | — | $40,025 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC. is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Independent Can Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Independent Can Company across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in metal can manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONNAPOLEON — 3 federal enforcement records
- U S CAN CO.HUBBARD — 2 federal enforcement records
- BALL CORPORATIONCOLUMBUS — 2 federal enforcement records
- CROWN CORK & SEAL CO. INC.TOLEDO — 2 federal enforcement records
- BALL CORPORATIONFINDLAY — 2 federal enforcement records
- CROWN CORK & SEAL USA, INC.WEST CARROLLTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- EXAL CORPORATIONYOUNGSTOWN — 2 federal enforcement records
- BALL CORPORATIONHUBBARD — 2 federal enforcement records
- RAYFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC.PERRYSBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
- REXAM BEVERAGE CAN COMPANYMOUNT VERNON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Independent Can Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANYFORT MADISON, IA — 1 federal enforcement record
- INDEPENDENT CAN COBaltimore, MD — 1 federal enforcement record
- INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANYBELCAMP, MD — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Independent Can Company locationsParent rollup
- Metal Can ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- Metal Can Manufacturing in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC. 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 Independent Can Company, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 8 violations and $40,025 in total penalties.
- How does INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC. operates in the metal can manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.95 compared to an industry average of 0.9.