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Tell City, IN —

OSHA Injury Report: Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 5

Injury · Death

At a glance

On , an injury at Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 5 in 9856 State Road 66, Tell City, IN 47586 resulted in death. Employee was coremaker Isocure in iron foundries.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 5
Parent company
Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
Street
9856 State Road 66
City
Tell City
State
IN
ZIP
47586
On-site location
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 5

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Death (code 1)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Date of death

Before the incident

Walking

What happened

Tripped over a fan cord fracturing his ankle. He subsequently passed away on [REDACTED] due to a pulmonary embolism

Injury or illness

Ankle Left Fracture

Object or substance involved

Fan cord

Summary line

[REDACTED] Left ankle later died of pulmonary embolism Fan cord

Employee and industry

Job description
Coremaker Isocure
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
331511 — Iron foundries
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
955
Total hours worked
1773110
EIN
390880924
Establishment ID
101393
Employer case #
202500304

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
0:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:17:01:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.