Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123929.015 - Employee is burned by molten metal at die cast machine

Accident Summary Nr: 123929.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 02/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1462507.015	02/12/2020		331523	R.C.M. Industries, Inc. Dba Aallied Die Casting Company Of Illinois

Abstract: At 12:57 p.m. on February 7, 2020, an employee stepped on a platform and reached over a guard to clean metal buildup while the machine was in full auto mode and the ladle was about to pour a shot. As the shot pour was being made, there was blowback of molten aluminum alloy at the tip and sleeve which splashed onto the employee's right arm, chest and face. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to his arm, chest and face.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Chest, Cleaning, Debris, Die Casting Machine, Face, Guard, Ladle, Machine Guarding, Metal, Molten Metal, Pouring, Reaching, Splashed

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1462507.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.