Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2019-02-09	Minerva	Ohio	Imperial Aluminum	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was attempting to remove remelt aluminum for a sow mold as it was not full. Ice on the piece of scrap metal he was using caused the molten metal to pop and splash onto his left wrist and the right side of his face, causing first- and second-degree burns. He was hospitalized.
2018-08-26	Minerva	Ohio	Imperial Aluminum - Minerva, LLC	Hip(s)	Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While taping an aluminum reverb, an employee believed that molten metal was over-flowing the trough and melting oxygen lines on the floor. The employee then jumped over the handrail of an elevated work platform and fell approximately 5 to 6 feet to the floor below, injuring his left elbow and fracturing the left side of his hip.
2018-07-28	Minerva	Ohio	IMPERIAL ALUMINUM - MINERVA LLC	Multiple leg locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was working in the pit pulling impurities in the trough while facing backwards. The molten metal splashed and burned the employee's left leg. The employee received first and second degree burns to the thigh and calf areas.
2018-04-13	Minerva	Ohio	Imperial Aluminum	Lower extremities	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was skimming a trough of molten aluminum when it spilled into his boot, causing third and fourth degree burns.
2017-01-12	Minerva	Ohio	SUMMITVILLE TILES, INCORPORATED	Forearm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking the plant floor, slipped on a wet spot, and fell resulting in a compound fracture of the left forearm.
2016-02-17	Minerva	Ohio	Imperial Aluminum - Minerva, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On February 17, 2016, an employee was struck by the rear wheel of a powered industrial vehicle (Bobcat) resulting in a severe laceration requiring surgery.