MINERVA, OHIO—
Imperial Aluminum
Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Imperial Aluminum, 217 Roosevelt Street, MINERVA, OHIO 44657 on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to remove remelt aluminum for a sow mold as it was not full. Ice on the piece of scrap metal he was using caused the molten metal to pop and splash onto his left wrist and the right side of his face, causing first- and second-degree burns. He was hospitalized.
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An employee was using a pry bar to remove a piece of aluminum cone from a mold on the cone line. The cone broke loose and the employee's left middle finger was caught between the pry bar and the cone line frame. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
MINERVA, OHIO—
Imperial Aluminum
An employee was operating a compact skid steer through the mud room and observed salt cakes in the area. The employee poured water collected with the Bobcat onto the salt cake which caused an explosion. The employee sustained first, second and third degree burns to right and left hand/wrist. The employee also sustained burns to the face, a fractured nose, and a forehead laceration.
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Imperial Aluminum
An employee was skimming a trough of molten aluminum when it spilled into his boot, causing third and fourth degree burns.
SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA—
Imperial Aluminum
An employee become dehydrated, nauseated, ill, and experienced muscle spasms due to the heat. He was hospitalized.
SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA—
Imperial Aluminum
An employee was swinging a sledgehammer to knock pins out of aluminum sows and smashed his left hand pointer finger in the process. The employee was taken to the hospital where it was determined that the finger needed to be amputated.
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