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OSHA Injury Report: Glidewell Specialties Foundry

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Glidewell Specialties Foundry in 600 Foundry Road, Calera, AL 35040 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was furnace Operator in foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Glidewell Specialties Foundry
Parent company
Glidewell Specialties Foundry
Street
600 Foundry Road
City
Calera
State
AL
ZIP
35040
On-site location
Ladle Cleanout Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Cleaning out ladle

What happened

Employee bent over and struck tooth on air hose coupling.

Injury or illness

Fracture Tooth

Object or substance involved

Air hose coupling

Summary line

Fractured tooth from air hose coupling

Employee and industry

Job description
Furnace Operator
SOC code
51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331511 — Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
122
Total hours worked
248320
Establishment ID
306332
Employer case #
2024-0004

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Time of incident
13:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
20FEB2025:17:10:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.