| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Washington | Pa | Pleiger Plastics Company | Knee(s) | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cleaning a sheet casting machine when he slipped and fell into the machine. As the employee was thrown out of the machine, he hit his knee on the machine frame, causing a puncture wound. | |||||
| 2021-09-10 | Bessemer | Al | U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was pouring iron at a casting machine when a crane bumped the employee's ladle resulting in molten iron splashing onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the right hip, ankle, and foot. | |||||
| 2021-07-15 | Bessemer | Al | United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing cleanup tasks on a casting machine when the machine started up, resulting in an amputation of his left pinky finger and part of his ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-01-14 | Bessemer | Alabama | U.S. Pipe and Foundry | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was helping to clean up an iron spill. A 3-foot skimming rod was laid on top of the machine ladle of a casting machine. The rod had been previously dipped in the blacking liquid. The wet rod fell into the ladle, causing a reaction that ejected molten iron from the ladle. The molten iron contacted and burned the employee's left foot. | |||||
| 2019-08-22 | Cleveland | Ohio | Basic Aluminum Casting Co. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| A maintenance employee was servicing a casting machine when the automatic ladle spilled molten aluminum on the employee's back. The employee was hospitalized with severe burns to the back. | |||||
| 2019-06-22 | Bessemer | Alabama | U.S. Pipe Alabama Works | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting and performing maintenance to the limit switch on a casting machine trough. The trough became energized causing the trough (and the attached chute) to turn over and strike the employee in the head/neck. The employee was then pulled under the trough. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken chest plate and a punctured lung. | |||||
| 2019-05-03 | Mcallen | Texas | Regal Beloit America, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the rotor die casting machine and amputated the medial phalange of his right pinky finger in the V block drawer. | |||||
| 2019-04-30 | Wheeling | Illinois | INLAND DIE CASTING COMPANY, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to remove a spur gear from a die casting machine. The spur gear slipped and caught his left finger resulting in amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2018-08-30 | Shawnee | Oklahoma | Shawnee Tubing Industries, LLC | Multiple body parts | Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was operating the casting machine. A malfunction allowed molten copper to be poured into water creating an explosion. The employee sustained burns to the face, neck, and shoulder and an eye injury. | |||||
| 2018-07-12 | Sandersville | Georgia | Trojan Battery Company, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was attempting to repair a slide on a grid casting machine when the die closed and caught his gloved hand. His left thumb was pinched in the mold, resulting in a soft tissue amputation to the left thumb tip (no bone loss). | |||||
| 2018-06-22 | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | Kalas Mfg. Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was working on a die casting machine, running an angle mold. The employee's hand was caught in a pinch point, causing a finger amputation injury. | |||||
| 2017-05-08 | Batavia | New York | Pinnacle Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to unjam a die casting machine. The employee's left hand was caught in the machine as it closed, crushing the left index finger, which had to be amputated. | |||||
| 2017-03-02 | Franklin Park | Illinois | R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois | Multiple head locations | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was adjusting the hydraulic pressure setting on a 1200- ton die casting machine when a component of the machine broke free and struck the employee in the face resulting in injuries requiring hospitalization. The employee sustained a fractured eye socket and a fracture to the back of the head. | |||||
| 2016-08-25 | Brillion | Wisconsin | Brillion Iron Works | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On August 25, 2016, an employee suffered a partial amputation of the right pinky finger while using a metal casting machine to form dimples in the castings. | |||||
| 2016-04-25 | Coshocton | Ohio | McWane Ductile | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| At about 5:00 a.m., on April 25, 2016, an employee fell approximately 15 feet into the pipe shop basement while removing spill iron from the back of a casting machine. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right hip and right wrist. | |||||
| 2016-04-06 | Jacksonville | Florida | Enkei America, Inc.-Jacksonville | Hand(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was running the casting machine when he noticed that the charge bucketful of ingots had come off of the elevator. When he attempted to pick up the ingots that had fallen onto the floor, the carrier arms (part of the chain lift elevator device) that held the charge bucket in place came down and struck his right hand, breaking it. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-07-22 | Wheeling | Illinois | R.C.M. Industries, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was preparing to repair a die on an aluminum die-casting machine. While attempting to remove the die screws, the employee moved an oil line. The line broke and sprayed hot lubricant oil over the employee's face, chest, and back. | |||||
| 2015-01-21 | Tecumseh | Kansas | Innovia Films, Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was feeding film into the casting machine when his arm was caught between the rollers and broken. | |||||