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OSHA Injury Report: Great Lakes Division Plant 1

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Great Lakes Division Plant 1 in 9983 Sparta Avenue, Sparta, MI 49345 resulted in days away from work. Employee was team Leader Cast GL in 331523 Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Great Lakes Division Plant 1
Parent company
CASCADE DIE CASTING GROUP INC
Street
9983 Sparta Avenue
City
Sparta
State
MI
ZIP
49345
On-site location
Die Cast Machine Number 7

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
67

Before the incident

Employee was installing a cold chamber in [REDACTED].

What happened

After installation employee was stepping out of the die [REDACTED] machine to get back on the platform using his right foot first to step out of the machine. he slipped on a water pipe that supplies the machine with water causing him to lose his balance and fracture his ankle.

Injury or illness

Strain-Sprain Anterior Talofibular Ligament and Distal Fibula Avulsion Fracture of the right ankle

Object or substance involved

The water pipe.

Summary line

Ankle Fracture

Employee and industry

Job description
Team Leader Cast GL
SOC code
51-4072 — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
331523 — 331523 Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
145
Total hours worked
179632
EIN
382628089
Establishment ID
1404890
Employer case #
711589

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Time of incident
19:20
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10MAR2025:19:47:00

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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.