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OSHA Injury Report: Glidewell Specialties Foundry

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Glidewell Specialties Foundry in 600 Foundry Road, PO Box 1089, Calera, AL 35040 resulted in days away from work. Employee was grinder in foundry casting molds manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Glidewell Specialties Foundry
Parent company
Glidewell Specialties Foundry
Street
600 Foundry Road, PO Box 1089
City
Calera
State
AL
ZIP
35040
On-site location
Cleaning room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
42

Before the incident

Cutting a casting with a grinder cut off wheel

What happened

the employee put the wheel in a bind causing it kick back contacting his lower arm

Injury or illness

Laceration to his lower arm

Object or substance involved

Cutting disk

Summary line

Laceration to lower arm

Employee and industry

Job description
Grinder
SOC code
51-4072 — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
333511 — Foundry casting molds manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
135
Total hours worked
259378
Establishment ID
306332
Employer case #
2023003

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
11JAN24:16:32:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.