Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-04	Roselle	Il	Scientific Metal Treating Co	Face	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was unloading a heat-treating furnace. Flames burned the left side of the employee's face.
2021-09-15	Martinsville	Il	ID Castings of Illinois, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On September 15, 2021, an employee was repairing a jackhammer while standing near the front of a furnace platform used to set ladles. The employee was pinched between the ladle transfer carrier and the platform, suffering cracked vertebrae and cracked ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-07	Baldwin	Il	Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc.	Shoulder(s) and back	Contact with hot objects or substances
At about 11:30 a.m. on August 7, 2021, an employee opened an inspection door on a furnace hopper and was burned by heated ash exiting the door. The employee suffered burns to the back and shoulder.
2021-07-28	Point Comfort	Tx	Bilfinger, Inc	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was removing a 1-inch tube from a furnace undergoing routine maintenance. The 40-foot long tube shattered and fell, hitting the employee on the back. The employee suffered multiple spine fractures and was hospitalized.
2021-07-18	Shawano	Wi	AARROWCAST INC	BODY SYSTEMS	Fire
An employee used a 20-pound dry chemical fire extinguisher to extinguish a fire under the furnace on a melt deck. The employee began to have trouble breathing and was hospitalized, suffering from smoke inhalation.
2021-07-14	Altoona	Pa	MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was conducting casting operations near the furnace and became ill. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2021-07-08	Trinity	Al	Lexicon, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was on the furnace gantry arm replacing a 1/2" water line. The employee sustained blisters and swelling in his throat due to lime dust exposure.
2021-07-05	Vinton	Tx	Vinton Steel LLC	Head	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was feeding steel into a furnace when a steel rod struck his head.
2021-06-30	Chicago	Il	Allied Metal Co.	Thigh(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On June 30, 2021, at approximately 4:43 a.m., the injured employee was attempting to remove a 3/4" carbon steel pipe that was stuck in the furnace. A co-worker assisted the employee by operating a forklift with a boom attached to hoist the pipe from the furnace. The injured employee was holding one end of the pipe when the pipe fell from the boom and struck the employee's left thigh. The employee suffered a hematoma on the left thigh and was hospitalized.
2021-06-10	Chicago Heights	Il	Real Alloy Recycling, Inc.	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was in a manlift, troubleshooting the pilot for the main burner on a furnace. The furnace door was opened and contacted the manlift basket. The employee fell about 8 feet and suffered contusions to his left thigh, knee, and shin area.
2021-05-19	Erie	Pa	Modern Industies, Inc.	Multiple head locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was beginning to place a load into a furnace for heat treating. The furnace flared suddenly, shooting out flames caused first- and second-degree burns to the employee's head, lips, and ears.
2021-04-26	Reading	Pa	Carpenter Technology Corporation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was standing at the edge of the furnace pit and was going to push out the lining on the furnace. The employee fell approximately 20 feet into the furnace tank and sustained broken vertebrae, two broken ribs, and a brain bleed. The employee was not wearing fall protection at the time of the fall.
2021-03-12	Newark	Oh	Owens Corning Fiberglass, LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level
An employee hooked up a high vac to perform routine housekeeping tasks. The employee was walking to turn the high vac on when they fell to the ground and contacted the furnace deck, resulting in a fractured left femur that required hospitalization.
2021-03-11	Raquette Lake	Ny	RAQUETTE LAKE SUPPLY CO., INC.	Nonclassifiable	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
A furnace technician was severely burned when a steam boiler exploded at a customer's home.
2021-02-22	Pomfret Center	Ct	Loos & Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a furnace line in a wire mill department, running material line on a spool. A piece of material caught his left index finger as he tried to cut it, amputating the fingertip.
2021-02-08	Toledo	Oh	Libbey Glass Inc.	Multiple head locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On October 8, 2021, an employee was walking to a furnace when he tripped over a spud bar approximately 18 inches off the ground and fell into a batch charger, resulting in head wounds on their forehead and scalp that required staples and stitches.
2021-01-09	Appleton	Wi	Luvata Appleton LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was scraping slag off an alloy melting furnace pot when residual liquid nitrogen mixed with molten metal still in the furnace. The instantaneous mixing caused an explosion, which knocked the employee to the ground. His protective helmet and face shield were knocked off and he suffered second- and third-degree burns to the neck and left arm.
2020-10-09	Bedford Park	Il	METAL-MATIC, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On October 9, 2020, a furnace operator was unjamming a furnace and was overcome by carbon monoxide. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-01	Sheboygan	Wi	Watry Industries LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was charging an aluminum furnace by adding a solid aluminum ingot into the molten aluminum bath. When the ingot was added, an explosion occurred and the employee sustained burns to multiple parts of the body.
2020-08-05	Canton	Oh	Atmosphere Annealing LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An operator was attempting to retrieve a part from a furnace loader when his shoe got caught in a cable, causing him to fall onto his side from a height of about 1 foot. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip.
2020-08-02	Houston	Tx	Southwest Heat Treat	Forehead	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was pulling out a pipe from a furnace when the mechanism that he was using malfunctioned and caused a part to break and hit the employee. The employee suffered a forehead laceration.
2020-07-14	Elkhorn	Wisconsin	Hudapack Metal Treating, Inc.	Head and neck	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was inspecting the inside of an industrial heat treating furnace. A defective relay allowed natural gas to flow into an area of the furnace and the gas was ignited by the radiant tube heating system. The employee was directly in front of a fireball that came from the oven, and sustained second degree burns to the head, face, and neck.
2020-07-13	Willacoochee	Georgia	Bobby Lashley Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a mechanical hammer to clean debris from the furnace. As the impact of the hammer knocked debris loose a large section of debris fell and struck the employee resulting in hospitalization for a crushing/blunt force trauma injury.
2020-07-11	Beavercreek	Ohio	The Schaefer Group, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Two employees were working on a 2-ton furnace lid that was suspended by a crane. The eye bolt broke, causing the lid to fall and land on the employees. One employee suffered a crushed abdomen and pelvis; the other suffered broken ribs.
2020-06-09	Albertville	Alabama	Alloy Resources, Inc.	Head and neck	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was inserting an oxygen lance into a furnace to melt metal that had solidified over the argon injection ports. Molten metal splashed out onto the employee's face and neck, melted the employee's face shield and safety glasses, and caused first- and second-degree burns over five percent of the employee's face and neck. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-17	Armorel	Arkansas	Lexicon, Inc	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
The injured employee climbed up a ladder to access the top of a concrete ledge, which was part of the support structure for a furnace, and was standing on the north side of a cylinder as another employee was operating a lift to align the pin on top of the cylinder. A third employee was working a come-a-long to help align the cylinder top. The injured employee was flagging from the platform when he fell approximately 8 feet, landing on the concrete surface below. He was hospitalized with a fractu
2020-04-01	Willoughby	Ohio	Paulo	Foot (feet)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating a manual furnace loader to unload a heat treating furnace when his right foot was caught and crushed between the manual furnace loader and a parked loader.
2020-03-06	Towanda	Pennsylvania	Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was visually inspecting the calciner (furnace) tube. When the employee removed the manifold for the calciner tube, tungsten (product) and nitrogen and/or hydrogen caused an explosion inside the calciner tube. Flames shot out of the end of the tube and burned the employee's face and right forearm.
2020-03-04	Vinton	Texas	Kayoi Steel Group America	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
After recharging the furnace, there was an explosion inside the furnace. An employee was hit by a hot piece of scrap metal that flew out of the furnace while he was using the lance. The scrap metal struck the employee in the left shoulder near the arm pit.
2020-02-22	Hogansville	Georgia	MANDO AMERICA CORPORATION	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was pouring molten iron back into a furnace using a ladle. The metal splashed onto his lower body, burning his waist and legs.
2020-01-24	Schertz	Texas	Axel Royal, LLC	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
A maintenance employee was attempting to repair/replace an inoperative breaker to a hot oil furnace when an electrical arc flash occurred, causing first degree burns to the employee's hands.
2020-01-24	Mansfield	Ohio	AK STEEL CORPORATION	Nonclassifiable	Explosion
On January 23, 2020, an employee working for AK Steel was starting to pour an electric arc furnace when an explosion inside of the furnace caused molten metal to be ejected from the furnace, striking the employee. The employee was hospitalized with serious burns to her upper body.
2020-01-24	Cincinnati	Ohio	Advanced Mechanical	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working on a hanging furnace while standing on a ladder when the employee fell approximately 4 feet to the floor, suffering a head injury that required hospitalization.
2020-01-14	Pueblo	Colorado	EVRAZ ROCKY MOUNTAIN STEEL	Multiple body parts	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was cleaning parts in a solvent tank when solvent spilled on the employee's clothing. The employee walked by a furnace and the solvent on their clothing caught on fire resulting in burns to the entire lower half of his body.
2020-01-13	Wallingford	Connecticut	Fastenal Company	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was up on a work platform removing the cover from an oil filter housing to change out the filters on a furnace when the oil pump continued to push out the oil, which contacted the employee and landed on the hot furnace. The oil then flashed and the employee received second and third degree burns on the left arm, left side of the back, buttocks, and flank area.
2019-09-14	Braddock	Pennsylvania	United States Steel Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was filling a wheelbarrow with sand at a blast furnace when the employee became lightheaded. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
2019-09-06	Granite City	Illinois	US Steel Granite City Works	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On September 6, 2019, an employee was working as a keeper helper on the cast floor at the blast furnaces. This involved observing the filling of torpedo ladles, maintaining the iron run, and taking temperature and iron samples. After experiencing cramping, the employee was hospitalized with heat related illness.
2019-07-20	Eighty Four	Pennsylvania	Ametek Specialty Metal Products	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee developed a heat-related illness while charging a furnace and was hospitalized.
2019-07-10	Sheboygan	Wisconsin	Watry Industries LLC	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was moving a piece of aluminum into a furnace. The aluminum fell off the forklift that was transporting it, landed in molten aluminum, and created a splash that caused molten aluminum to burn the employee's arm.
2019-07-08	Midlothian	Texas	Gerdau Long Steel North America Midlothian Mill	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
Two maintenance employees were investigating a water leak on a furnace when the furnace exploded, causing hand, neck, knee, and leg burns to both employees.
2019-06-30	Canton	New York	CORNING INC.	Face	Fire
An employee was performing a manual shutdown of a glass furnace during a power outage when a fire occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee's face.
2019-06-26	Dickinson	Texas	Air Innovations	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was sealing a gas furnace exhaust pipe on a two-story roof. The employee fell off the roof and broke a rib and bruised a leg. The employee was not wearing fall protection at the time.
2019-06-19	Conshohocken	Pennsylvania	EDRO Specialty Steel	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was placing a metal plate into a furnace to be heat-treated when he tripped and fell forward, resulting in his hands making contact with the hot metal plate. He suffered burns to the palms of both hands and was hospitalized.
2019-06-18	Clarksville	Arkansas	GREENVILLE TUBE CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing a hook from an outfeed table that pulls tubes through the annealing furnace. The hook did not come off the chain and table on its own. The employee noticed the hook still attached and went to unhook the table. The hook and chain were still moving. The employee's right finger was smashed between the hook and chain and the fingertip was amputated.
2019-06-18	Cleveland	Ohio	ArcelorMittal	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee working on an elevated platform fell 25 feet through the oxygen load opening, landing on the lower level of a basic oxygen furnace. The employee was attempting to arrest flames while tapping steel. The employee suffered multiple fractures and second degree burns.
2019-06-15	Cochranton	Pennsylvania	Vitro Flat Glass, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fire
An employee had just completed replacing the oxygen block in a furnace port. As the employee was walking away, his left pant leg caught on fire. He attempted to extinguish the fire with his left hand, causing his shirt sleeve to catch on fire. He was hospitalized with second and third degree burns.
2019-05-16	Cleveland	Ohio	Sifco Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was troubleshooting a rotary furnace and caught their left index finger in a pulley under the furnace. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-05-15	Columbus	Mississippi	Steel Dynamics, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working under a platform when a piece of slag fell off the furnace, hitting him in the hard hat and knocking him into a 2.5-foot pit. He suffered injuries to his scalp and a fractured leg.
2019-05-02	Birmingham	Alabama	Bermco Aluminum	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was working near the reverberatory furnace when it exploded. The employee sustained burns to his head, neck, hands, and legs.
2019-04-18	Lucedale	Mississippi	Lucedale Forestry Products, LLC	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was visually inspecting the feed of shavings to a furnace when his hand became caught in an auger at the top of the furnace. He sustained multiple fractures and lacerations to the right hand and wrist.
2019-04-16	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	Turner Industries Group	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping his work crew perform maintenance on furnace slide valves. While the valve components and hardware were being disassembled, the employee's right middle finger was caught between the flange's slide plate and blind. The tip was amputated.
2019-04-12	Alloy	West Virgini	WVA Manufacturing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was replacing the carbon set on a furnace. His fingers were caught in the carbon/head intersection of the furnace, causing the partial amputation of his right ring finger and an injury to the right middle finger.
2019-04-04	Addison	Illinois	Overton Chicago Gear Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Two mechanics were trying to reposition a crooked race inside a pit furnace that was preventing the furnace cover from closing properly. One of the mechanics was at the upper end of the furnace using a long, steel tool to strike the race in an attempt to pry it loose. The second mechanic was near the bottom of the furnace, checking the position of the race after each attempt to move it. The steel tool struck his hand and amputated his right ring fingertip.
2019-03-30	Canton	Ohio	CANTON DROP FORGE INC.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was placing a steel jamb near the opening of a rotary forging furnace and was struck by the steel jamb when it fell causing a contusion injury to the right calf.
2019-03-28	Fonda	New York	Keymark Corporation	Sole(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee had to remove a plug from one furnace to allow molten aluminum to move along a trough to another furnace. When he removed the plug, the molten aluminum splashed out of the trough and went on his pant leg and into his open boot, traveling into the bottom of his shoe and burning the bottom of his foot. Proper PPE was not worn at the time of the incident.
2019-03-20	Greenfield	Massachusett	American Medical Response of Massachusetts, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
While resting/on call in crew quarters, an employee was exposed to furnace fire fumes and began coughing. The employee was hospitalized for aggravation of asthma.
2019-03-05	Cleveland	Ohio	I. Schumann & Co.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using a dipper (a 5-foot pole with a cup) to retrieve molten metal from a gas rotary furnace. The metal splashed him, setting his cotton overalls on fire and causing burns to the left side of his torso and left arm.
2019-02-28	Cullman	Alabama	Cullman Casting Corporation	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was checking the level of iron in a furnace. The control panel joystick stuck in the forward position and the chip cart moved forward, catching the employee against the furnace and causing burns to his left hand, elbow, and stomach.
2019-02-21	North Lima	Ohio	Diamond Steel Construction Co.	Thigh(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was repairing a furnace at a job site. While the furnace was being lifted, it struck him in the leg, breaking his femur.
2019-01-31	Houston	Texas	Quality Electric Steel Casters	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was trying to put a cable back onto the pulley of a furnace door when his gloved left index finger was caught between the cable and the groove of the pulley. The cable tightened and the employee tried to pull his gloved hand out. At that time, the cable amputated his left index finger to the second knuckle.
2019-01-30	Hanover	Pennsylvania	SKF USA Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading the rings into the furnace. The employee was steadying the load with one hand and operating the hoist with the other hand when the lifting device pinched the end of their left middle finger resulting in amputation of one-half inch.
2019-01-30	Chicago	Illinois	SIPI METALS CORPORATION	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
Two employees were loading a gas furnace with electrical connectors. They were near the controls to close the furnace door when an explosion occurred. They sustained second and third degree burns to the face, neck, and hands. One employee also sustained burns to the legs.
2019-01-23	Anniston	Alabama	IPSEN, INC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working on a ladder inside of a hot zone (internal part of the furnace). While stepping off of the ladder, he fell approximately 6 feet.
2019-01-03	Pueblo	Colorado	Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel Mill	Head and trunk	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking across the furnace floor and was passing an I-beam column at the same time that a forklift was in operation. The operator did not see the employee due to the I-beam and hit him with the forklift, injuring his head and chest. He was hospitalized.
2018-09-14	Braddock	Pennsylvania	U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Works	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been performing helper duties on a blast furnace, including cleaning/loading the mud gun, installing the slag dam, and cleaning the sides of the trough, when he was overcome by heat approximately 6.5 hours into his shift. He suffered heat-related illness, cramping in his arms, and loss of consciousness.
2018-09-11	Williamsport	Pennsylvania	Wire Rope Works, Incorporated	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
Two employees were untangling lines along a furnace line when one of them, suffering from heat dehydration, became dazed and fell. The employee head struck the concrete floor, causing a head wound.
2018-08-28	Port Neches	Texas	Huntsman Petrochemcial LLC	Face	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was disconnecting a braided metal flex hose that was supplying air to a furnace for the de-coking process. A supplier sent an alternate feed to the furnace, which required the furnace to remain online. The employee went to disconnect the flex hose from the furnace and received second degree burns to the face and first degree burns to the torso from steam/hot condensate. The line was not depressurized at the time of the incident.
2018-08-28	Baldwin	Florida	Gerdau Long Steel, Inc.	Eye(s)	Fall on same level
A maintenance mechanic was welding a piece of furnace structure with a portable welding machine when he fell forward. He came into contact with a hot object, possibly a welding rod, and suffered a minor burn and bruising to the right eyelid. He hospitalized.
2018-08-14	Reading	Pennsylvania	Carpenter Technology	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cutting wires, working from a ladder. A piece of skull from a furnace fell and struck the ladder. The employee fell from the ladder onto a scrap bin, suffering broken ribs.
2018-07-21	Columbus	Montana	Apex Steel Montana INC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was attempting to remove a piece of structural steel from around a furnace. He stepped down, then tripped and fell approximately 20 feet down a chute to the ground, dislocating his right shoulder. His harness was unhooked at the time of the incident.
2018-07-18	Itasca	Illinois	FPM Heat Treating, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was on top of a heat furnace line, tightening bolts on a motor. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.
2018-07-11	Mount Meigs	Alabama	DC Alabama, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 11, 2018, an employee was in the locker room after working near an extremely hot smelting furnace when he became disoriented and experienced nausea and fatigue. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2018-07-07	Commerce	Texas	Hydroaluminum	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While replacing a valve on a furnace (which was not on), an employee became overheated.
2018-07-05	Erie	Pennsylvania	Modern Industries, Inc.	Face	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was lighting a furnace for operation when a malfunction caused the flames to shoot out of the furnace, burning the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized for facial burns.
2018-07-01	Carlisle	Pennsylvania	PPG INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working with a team to seal gaps in a furnace. The employee was overcome by the heat and was hospitalized.
2018-06-28	Forest City	Missouri	EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A furnace operator was hospitalized for heat stress.
2018-06-27	Sand Springs	Oklahoma	Whirpool Corporation, Tulsa Division	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working in the flow coat furnace area and was hospitalized for heat stress.
2018-06-04	Alvin	Texas	Zachry Industrial Inc.	Forearm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was loosening bolts on a flange to drain water from a furnace header when he was contacted by condensate, burning his right and left forearms.
2018-05-16	Fort Smith	Arkansas	Midwest Automation	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee was welding an 8-inch pipe into a future furnace. The electrode holder "stinger" came in contact with the pipe while the employee was also touching the pipe, creating a circuit through the employee to the ground. The employee received an electric shock and lost consciousness, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-09	Trinity	Alabama	Atlantic Recovery Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a furnace when hot iron burned his elbows, knees, and stomach. He was hospitalized.
2018-05-03	Braddock	Pennsylvania	United States Steel Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was cleaning out the slag runner on a blast furnace when the employee began to experience muscle cramping in the arms, legs, and back. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration and/or potential heat stress-related symptoms.
2018-04-24	Selma	Alabama	Globe Metallurgical, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was transporting a ladle from the furnace to the casting area using an industrial truck. The front tire hit a pothole causing the molten silicon to spill to the ground which caused an explosion resulting in second degree burns to the employee's face, upper back, left arm and neck.
2018-04-23	Pueblo	Colorado	Dionisio Metal & Iron, Inc	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Fire or explosion
An employee was starting up an aluminum sweat furnace when he received burns on his arm and elbow.
2018-04-19	Lakewood	Ohio	Dominion Energy Ohio	Face	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee received a burn to the face when lighting a pilot light on a gas furnace at a residential home with a match.
2018-04-17	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Treat-All Metals, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a furnace basket with a hoist when the basket fell off the lifting device and onto the employee's finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
2018-04-12	Downers Grove	Illinois	Arrow Gear Company	Trunk	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was putting a shim in the pit furnace when he suffered second and third degree burns to his torso.
2018-03-24	Reedsburg	Wisconsin	American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was standing on the floor removing a sample of molten iron from a furnace. The sample cup became caught on the lip of the furnace and molten iron spilled onto the employee's aluminized pants, contacting his leg through a pocket opening. He received burns to the thigh, calf, and ankle.
2018-03-09	Lancaster	Pennsylvania	ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED	Upper arm(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was getting ready to light the hydrogen exiting the exhaust port on the end cap at a quartz tube furnace when the tube exploded. He received a severe laceration to his upper left arm and was hospitalized.
2018-02-05	Sturtevant	Wisconsin	Real Alloy Recycling, Inc.	Forehead	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was charging a furnace by adding material using a powered industrial vehicle. An explosion occurred, causing a fireball to come out of the furnace. The employee jumped from the vehicle to avoid the fireball and landed on the ground. He suffered first and second degree burns to the forehead and injuries to his left knee.
2018-02-02	Rockford	Illinois	Gunite Corporation	Hand(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using an oxygen lance to clean a cupola slag runner (a portion of a foundry furnace) when the oxygen line supplying the lance failed causing a flame to strike the employee and enter his glove. The employee sustained third degree burns to the back and palm of his right hand.
2018-01-04	Perrysburg	Ohio	Pioneer Industrial Systems LLC	Multiple body parts	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting through a weld on a glass furnace using a grinder with a cutting wheel. The cutting wheel broke after getting stuck between two pieces of metal and the employee lost control of the grinder, which then scraped the employee's chest and stomach and lacerated the right leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-10-15	Waukesha	Wisconsin	Therm-Tech of Waukesha, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was gassing up a furnace and attempting to light the pilot using a wand (igniting device). During a previous shift, one of the furnace's two gas valves was left open. When the employee began the start-up process, he opened the main gas valve without noticing that the other valve was already open. The front door on the furnace was open and a flash fire occurred, causing burns to his hands and forearms.
2017-09-18	Crystal Lake	Illinois	TC Industries, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On September 18, 2017, at approximately 11:55 p.m., employees were re-installing furnace ducts after replacing the duct rollers. The injured employee was working from an unguarded service platform located about 6 to 7 feet above the adjacent floor level when he fell and struck his lower back against a guardrail that was temporarily placed below the service platform. He fractured his vertebrae and was hospitalized.
2017-09-03	Gadsden	Alabama	Tennessee Aluminum Processors, Inc.	Multiple lower extremities locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was walking through a furnace pit when the furnace trough kicked back. The employee then stepped back into a mold full of molten metal, suffering second degree burns to the right ankle and calf and to the left foot.
2017-08-11	Russells Point	Ohio	HONDA TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA INC.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
On August 11, 2017, an employee was changing the filter on a high-pressure die cast furnace when the employee's leg slipped off the edge and contacted molten aluminum. The employee's pant leg ignited, and the employee suffered burns to the right foot and lower leg.
2017-08-10	Puckett	Mississippi	R-SQUARED PUCKETT, INC	Brain	Fall on same level
An employee was removing furnace parts when he fell backwards, hitting his head on the concrete floor.
2017-08-10	Youngstown	Ohio	Vallourec Star, LP	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On 8/9/2017, at approximately 4:00 p.m., an employee had been operating a furnace when he experienced dizziness and finger numbness. He was hospitalized for heat stress and muscle damage.
2017-07-28	Monroe City	Missouri	CONTINENTAL CASTING LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was removing scale from a furnace and was overcome by heat stress. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-07-11	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Advance Die Casting Company, LLC	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was walking away from a furnace when molten metal sprayed from the furnace's crucible hole and contacted his foot, causing second degree burns.
2017-07-06	Prescott	Kansas	Custom Alloy	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using a skid-steer to scoop and dump scrap aluminum into a rotary furnace when the hot metal was blown onto his right arm and back, causing burns.