Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130877.015 - Employee burns legs and arm when struck by molten aluminum

Accident Summary Nr: 130877.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 10/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1500822.015	11/04/2020		331410	Franklin Bronze Precision Components, Llc

Abstract: At 9:20 a.m. on October 28. 2020, an employee working as a mold worker for a nonferrous metal smelter was pouring molten aluminum with a handle ladle. The employee stepped into a sand pan to pour the aluminum from the ladle into a mold. The employee caught his left leg on the edge of the sand pan and tripped over the lip. The employee fell towards the mold with the ladle in his hand. While the ladle broke his fall, the employee was splashed with molten aluminum on various areas of his body. The employee was hospitalized to treat second and third degree burns to his left shin, right knee and right upper arm.

Keywords: Aluminum Processing, Arm, Burn, Fall, Fall On Same Level, High Temperature, Knee, Ladle, Leg, Metal, Mold, Molten Metal, Splashed, Struck By, Tripped, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1500822.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations

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