Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 108482.015 - Five employees sustain burns from molten metal
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1340635.015 | 08/22/2018 | 331511 | Liberty Casting Company, Llc |
Abstract: At 10:00 p.m. on August 21, 2018, Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 were working in the melt department during a furnace tap from furnace #3 into a tundish ladle. When the pour was completed from furnace #3 into the ladle, there was a reaction of the molten gray iron with moisture in the recently repaired/lined tundish ladle. Molten metal was violently ejected out of the top of the tundish ladle, traveling nearly 50 feet. All five employees sustained first, second and third degree burns on their bodies. Four of the five employees were hospitalized for treatment. There were also unintentional fires in the area that were secondary to the accident.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1340635.015 | 34 | M | Hospitalized injury | Laborers, except construction | |
2 | 1340635.015 | 36 | M | Hospitalized injury | Furnace, kiln and oven operators | |
3 | 1340635.015 | 43 | M | Hospitalized injury | Supervisors, production occupations | |
4 | 1340635.015 | 39 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Crane Operator | |
5 | 1340635.015 | 19 | M | Hospitalized injury | Laborers, except construction |