Exposure to electric arc · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Grede II, LLC, 210 ANN AVE, BREWTON, ALABAMA 36426
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Head and extremities.
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Final narrative
On August 21, 2024, an employee was removing the arc flash blade on a furnace's secondary phase A arm. The phase A side was unpowered, but at approximately 1:48 p.m. the plant lost power, causing an arc flash. The employee was hospitalized with fourth-degree burns on his arms, as well as burns on his face and thigh.
Hospitalized Head and extremities Forging machinery
An employee was walking between metal totes and a loading dock when a forklift began staging the totes and the employee fell off the dock to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his right tibia and fibula.
An employee was working on a bonder valve on a workbench. He had connected pneumatic air to the component. When the valve actuated, his finger was caught in it. He suffered an amputation to the finger.
An employee was cleaning up an area by sweeping and removing sand from the summit when the machine cycled, pinning his left hand between the summit and the transfer car he was using to put the sand in. He suffered multiple fractures and lacerations to his left-hand thumb, ring, and pinky fingers. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident.
An employee was terminating cables in a junction box. A loose ground wire came into contact with the bushing, causing a flash that burned the right side of the employee's face and his right hand.
An employee was using a bucket truck hoist to raise secondary aerial wiring. The wire made contact with the primary wire, causing an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to both hands and was hospitalized.
A temporary employee was testing an electrical starter motor. He was placing tape on the starter while the breaker was not engaged, but the starter sent an arc flash that burned his hands and stomach.
Two employees were removing a circuit breaker. The injured employee was using wrenches in the removal process. One of the wrenches contacted an adjacent door, resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to their neck, face, and ear, as well as momentary vision loss due to the flash.
An employee was pulling a steel parts handcart when its wheels caught on something and locked up. The cart fell backward. The cart handle struck the middle of the employee's right foot, breaking bones. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was cutting wood with a circular saw. The saw kicked back, and its blade cut three fingers on the employee's right hand, resulting in an amputation.
Two employees were running a CNC folder machine. The injured employee went to adjust the metal and the machine came down, crushing her forearms. Her left arm was fractured and both arms required stitches.
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.