RACINE, WISCONSIN—
Premier Aluminum, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Premier Aluminum, LLC, 3633 South Memorial Drive, RACINE, WISCONSIN 53403 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was staging a part on a coordinate measuring machine. The employee put the part onto the fixture. A hole in the casting into which the fixture pin is placed was not big enough. The employee placed the part on its side to deburr the hole out. The employee was repositioning the part onto the fixture when it slipped and crushed his finger between the part and the fixture, amputating his fingertip. The part weighed about 56 pounds.
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RACINE, WISCONSIN—
Premier Aluminum, LLC
An employee was using a band saw to clean flash off an aluminum casting. The blade amputated a finger on the employee's left hand.
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RACINE, WISCONSIN—
Premier Aluminum, LLC
An employee was using a drill press to drill holes into a part. The employee was wearing gloves and the left glove got caught on the drill bit. The rotating drill bit pulled the employee's fingers into the drill causing an amputation of the left ring fingertip.
RACINE, WISCONSIN—
Premier Aluminum, LLC
On or about August 1, 2016, an employee's left hand was smashed while setting a die into a tilt pour machine, crushing four fingers.
RACINE, WISCONSIN—
Premier Aluminum, LLC
The employee was pouring metal (aluminum) from one ladle into another ladle that had been freshly coated with mold paint. When the molten metal hit the wet paint it "popped" and splashed molten metal onto the employee burning the employee's face, arms and body.
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