Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1529692.015 - Dura-Cast, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1529692.015

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 05/04/2021

Site Address:
Dura-Cast, Inc.
201 N Industrial Park Rd
Enterprise, AL 36330

Mailing Address:
201 N Industrial Park Rd, Enterprise, AL 36330

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331523

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/05/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/16/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1762600	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$13,654	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,654
Current Penalty	$7,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 F01 II	09/01/2021	09/14/2021	$3,750	$6,827	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100147 D	09/01/2021	09/14/2021	$3,750	$6,827	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100147 F03 II D	09/01/2021	09/14/2021	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135436.015

Event: 04/29/2021

Employee sustains multiple burns when struck by molten zinc

At 7:45 a.m. on April 29, 2021, an employee working as a forging machine operator for a metal die-casting foundry was working at the Avnet #3 machine. The employee was working with a coworker who was the operations manager troubleshooting a noise at the die ram. During the troubleshooting process, the hydraulic accumulator holding the injector rod fell and pushed molten zinc into the die cavity. The die was located partially at the zinc injection area which allowed the zinc to escape at a high pressure causing the zinc to spray at the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to his face, chest, hands, arm, and leg.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Casting, Casting Die, Die, Die Casting Machine, Engineering Controls, Face, Flying Object, Hand, High Temperature, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Equipment, Injection, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Molten Metal, Skin, Sprayed, Struck By, Troubleshooting

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1529692.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Forging machine operators

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