Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170389472 - Employee hospitalized when burned with molten aluminum

Accident Summary Nr: 170389472 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 08/05/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124040031	08/11/1993	3365	0	Angola Die Casting Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a die casting machine that had an electrical interlock safety gate which would disengage all operations when opened. Employee #1, who is very small, was able to slide past it without disengaging the machine. She did this while cleaning the mouth of the die and was hit in the back with the robot ladle, which spilled approximately two pounds of 1,200 degree F molten aluminum on her back. Employee #1 was hospitalized with burns.

Keywords: BURN, DIE, LADLE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, INTERLOCK, MOLTEN METAL, DIE CASTING MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124040031			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Molding and casting machine operators

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