Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1458880.015 - Brass Aluminum Forging Enterprises Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1458880.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 02/10/2020

Site Address:
Brass Aluminum Forging Enterprises Llc
965 Wanda St
Ferndale, MI 48220

Mailing Address:
965 Wanda St, Ferndale, MI 48220

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332112/Nonferrous Forging

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/19/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/10/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1536153	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123827.015

Event: 01/20/2020

Employee injures ribs, liver when struck by projectile metal

At 6:00 a.m. on January 20, 2020, an employee was operating a forging press which struck a metal block positioned between the dies when the press cycled. The block flew out of the press and and struck the employee. The employee incurred fractured ribs and a damaged liver and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught In, Chest, Contusion, Flying Object, Fracture, Housekeeping, Liver, Machine operator, Mechanical Power Press, Metal Block, Press Operator, Projectile, Rib, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1458880.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Forging machine operators

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