MAGNITUDE 7 METALS LLC

An employee was pinned between port blocks and a forklift, resulting in fractures to the right tibia and fibula.

Two employees were welding the cracked edges of a crucible. The crucible fell off the platform on which it was placed. Employee 1 suffered a hip fracture when part of the crucible fell onto his hip while he was on the floor welding. Employee 2 was struck on the back of the head by a piece of the hoisting material resulting in a skull fracture. Both employees were hospitalized.

An employee was performing maintenance on a vehicle, tripped over an extension cord and fell breaking a hip.

An employee was poling a light when a small amount of molten bath splashed on his jacket, causing it to ignite. He received burns to his left-side flank under his arm.

An employee was hospitalized with a suspected spider bite on his right lower extremity.

An employee connected a steam line to a hose to clean equipment when the fitting broke loose. They were struck by steam in the left inner thigh, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.

An employee was straining hot water from a pot of rice when the water splashed onto them, resulting in burns to their chest, arms, shoulder, and back.

An employee was making tea when she noticed tea grinds were collecting on the side and water was no longer dripping through the funnel. The employee was checking the funnel when boiling water and tea grinds spilled onto the left side of her body. The employee sustained burns to her neck, back, and arm.

An employee had turned off the ball valve on a waterpipe system and was removing the plug when the coupling system attached to the strainer came apart. Hot water sprayed on his arm and back, resulting in first- and second-degree burns that required surgery.

An employee was using a shovel to remove waste vermiculite from molten zinc. The metal had been placed in a bin and partially hardened. The employee broke through the partially hardened metal; still-molten metal flowed to the employee's steel-toed right boot and entered through the cloth boot tongue. The employee suffered a third-degree burn to the right foot and was hospitalized.

An employee was conducting preventative maintenance on an extrusion press and using an impact wrench to remove rivets on the shear cylinder. When the last rivet was removed, the stored energy in the cylinder released and dropped it onto the employee's hand. Their right thumb was caught between the cylinder and the casing of the rivet gun, resulting in crushing injuries. The employee sustained an amputation of the thumb without bone loss. The machine was locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was operating a gasoline-powered pump to remove water from the ground floor sump of a storage building. The pump became blocked and overheated. The employee was removing the blockage when he was sprayed with hot mud and steam, resulting in first- and second-degree burns to his right hand and left wrist, as well as a third-degree burn to the underside of the left wrist.

An employee was working at an oven in a foundry. When he closed the oven, its door closed on his left index finger. The finger was amputated.

An employee was pinned between port blocks and a forklift, resulting in fractures to the right tibia and fibula.

An employee was cutting small aluminum parts on a vertical bandsaw when their finger contacted the saw blade, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger on their left hand.

An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.