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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 pattern Repair 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
Pattern Shop

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was inserting a screw into a wooden pattern.

What happened

A screw caught as the employee was inserting it into a wooden pattern with a drill. The employee had one hand on the drill and the drill twisted around. The battery on the drill struck the employee in the chin resulting in a laceration.

Injury or illness

Laceration to the chin

Object or substance involved

Battery powered drill

Summary line

Laceration to chin from drill

Employee and industry

Job description
Pattern Repair
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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 #
2025-0008

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23FEB26:12:58:00

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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.