Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1447438.015 - Tennessee Aluminum Processors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1447438.015

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 11/25/2019

Site Address:
Tennessee Aluminum Processors, Inc.
205 Spurline Drive
Gadsden, AL 35903

Mailing Address:
205 Spurline Drive, Gadsden, AL 35903

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331314/Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/25/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/14/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1519196	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121992.015

Event: 11/18/2019

Employee burns foot when splashed with molten aluminum

At 5:30 a.m. on November 18, 2019, an employee who worked as a machine operator in an aluminum foundry was using a shovel to locate and retrieve a sow pin from a mold. The mold containing molten aluminum which splashed out of the mold and onto the employee's boot. The employee was not wearing the required leather spats and the molten metal got between the tongue of the boot and his foot. The employee burned his foot and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Aluminum Processing, Burn, Flying Object, Foot, Foundry, High Temperature, Metal, Molten Metal, PPE, Protective Clothing, Skin, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1447438.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Molding and casting machine operators

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