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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 Helper 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
Pouring area

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was waiting to hot top a mold.

What happened

Molten material splashed onto employee 's right pants leg and burned a hole through the pants. The molten material went inside the of the right boot.

Injury or illness

Burn to right foot

Object or substance involved

Molten material

Summary line

Burn to Right Foot from molten material

Employee and industry

Job description
Furnace Helper
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
125
Total hours worked
288144
Establishment ID
306332
Employer case #
2025-0007

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Time of incident
12:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23FEB26:12:54:00

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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.