MINERVA, OHIO—
IMPERIAL ALUMINUM - MINERVA LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at IMPERIAL ALUMINUM - MINERVA LLC, 217 ROOSEVELT ST., MINERVA, OHIO 44657 on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple leg locations, n.e.c. .
Final narrative
An employee was working in the pit pulling impurities in the trough while facing backwards. The molten metal splashed and burned the employee's left leg. The employee received first and second degree burns to the thigh and calf areas.
More severe injuries at IMPERIAL ALUMINUM - MINERVA LLC
MINERVA, OHIO—
Imperial Aluminum - Minerva, LLC
While taping an aluminum reverb, an employee believed that molten metal was over-flowing the trough and melting oxygen lines on the floor. The employee then jumped over the handrail of an elevated work platform and fell approximately 5 to 6 feet to the floor below, injuring his left elbow and fracturing the left side of his hip.
MINERVA, OHIO—
Imperial Aluminum - Minerva, LLC
On February 17, 2016, an employee was struck by the rear wheel of a powered industrial vehicle (Bobcat) resulting in a severe laceration requiring surgery.
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