SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN—
Nemak USA, Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns third degree or higher
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Nemak USA, Inc., 4243 Gateway Drive, SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN 53081 on — Thermal burns third degree or higher, affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee in the melt department was getting ready to put a recirculation pump into the pump housing area. He first put the pump in a cabinet to warm it up to avoid thermal shock. It shifted and the cold refractory contacted the hot metal. Molten metal contacted the employee, resulting in third-degree burns between their knee(s) and ankle(s). The employee was wearing some personal protective equipment (PPE) at the time but this was breached by the molten metal.
More severe injuries at Nemak USA, Inc.
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN—
Nemak USA, Inc.
An employee was sliding a steel work table when the table caught on an uneven surface and tipped over onto his left leg causing a fracture.
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN—
Nemak USA, Inc.
An employee was troubleshooting an issue with a dust collector when his hand was pulled into the pulley of the power transmission belt, resulting in a partial amputation to his right ring finger.
SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA—
Nemak USA, Inc.
An employee entered the protective cell and was removing the steel liners from the die. The employee stepped up to the die, placing his left hand on the die surface to steady himself. The die core slide moved forward and the employee's fingers were caught between the core slide and the core guide plate, resulting in partial amputations to the left middle and ring fingers.
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN—
Nemak USA, Inc.
An employee was preparing a machine for setup and leaned forward to clean off an area. As he was backing out he misstepped over a hose, lost balance, and fell backward into the gravity slide table striking the left side of his back and head. The employee sustained a back contusion and a laceration (approximately 1 inch) to the head.
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN—
Nemak USA, Inc.
An employee was working on a running lathe. He was attempting to advance the ring on the well to make it flush with another component. When he attempted to mark the steel with a marker, the long finger of his left hand was caught between the gap in the ring, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
View Nemak USA, Inc.'s full OSHA safety record →
Similar incidents · Same event type
NEW YORK, NEW YORK—
Spudrock LLC
An employee pulled out a bucket of hot oil from under the fryer. The employee then stood on the table to clean the back wall. He stepped down into the bucket of hot oil, resulting in third-degree burns to his left leg.
AKRON, OHIO—
Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition North America Inc.
An employee was performing maintenance under a kettle. When he removed a tri-clamp on a transfer line, the hot fat and broth material in the kettle poured out onto his arm. The employee was hospitalized with burns.
JACKSON, ALABAMA—
APAC-Alabama, Inc.
After completing a run with an oil distributor truck, an employee was working to return (suction) the hot oil to the tank of the truck. When the employee opened one of the valves, hot oil (approximately 385 degrees) sprayed their face, resulting in first-, second-, and third-degree burns.
KEARNEY, NEBRASKA—
Cellar Crew LLC
An employee was filtering a fryer with a fryer filter machine. After going around the corner and then returning to the fryers, the employee stepped into the filter machine. The hot oil burned the employee's right ankle, and the employee was hospitalized.
HAVANA, FLORIDA—
Boise Cascade Wood Products, LLC
An employee was using a water hose to clean debris out of the outfeed of a log conditioning vat. Water began entering the vat from the adjoining vat through a void in the separation wall at the infeed of the vats. As the employee was exiting the vat he had been working in using the access opening at the outfeed, hot water exiting the access opening entered the top of his protective hip wader. It pooled at the bottom of the wader and burned his left foot and ankle.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 331523)
MCALLEN, TEXAS—
Regal Rexnord LLC in McAllen Texas
An employee was adjusting the oscillator pressure injector on a die-cast machine when his right thumb contacted the adjustment handle. The machine oscillated and closed on his right thumb. The tip of the thumb was pinched and amputated between the die and the handle.
FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS—
R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois
On May 15, 2025, an employee was assisting with troubleshooting an issue with a die in a die casting machine. While unjamming the machine, the employee's finger was caught between a section of the die and a wooden spacer. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.
GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA—
Whitehead Die Casting Company
An employee was checking the die casting machine when the cavity access door closed behind him and the employee sustained eight fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
GRAFTON, WISCONSIN—
Pace Industries, LLC
An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a piece of square metal tubing when their left hand contacted the saw blade and their middle finger was amputated.
PIQUA, OHIO—
Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc.
An employee was preparing to load a truck. They opened the dock door and were putting the dock plate in place, using their foot to push the plate down. The employee tripped and their right hand became caught in the hinge of the dock plate. Their middle and ring fingertips were amputated.
More severe injuries in WISCONSIN
MADISON, WISCONSIN—
RG Professional Carpenter, Inc.
The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
FRANKLIN, WISCONSIN—
General Thermodynamics, Inc.
An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
SAINT CLOUD, WISCONSIN—
Sargento Foods Inc
A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
HIXTON, WISCONSIN—
Asher Enterprises, Inc.
An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.
VERONA, WISCONSIN—
Consolidated Electrical Distributors Inc.
An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.