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OSHA Injury Report: WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY in 838 SOUTH 16TH STREET, MANITOWOC, WI 54220 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was pLANT CELL OPERATOR in aluminum foundries (except die-casting).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY
Parent company
WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY
Street
838 SOUTH 16TH STREET
City
MANITOWOC
State
WI
ZIP
54220
On-site location
32 Building Furthest Sander

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

The operator was sanding parts using a belt sander reemer and dynafile.

What happened

The operator was sanding parts using a belt sander reemer and dynafile. The operator finished his shift on [REDACTED] went home to sleep and woke up because something was irritating his left eye. He went to the doctor and they extracted a metal shaving from his left eye. At his doctor 's visit he stated that while being at work he felt sand in his eye. Upon eye exam a piece of aluminum was removed. Small corneal abrasion noted. He was prescribed antibiotic eye drops.

Injury or illness

Scratch Abrasion Eye(s) left side

Object or substance involved

Debris(metal shavings)

Summary line

Description:Scratch Abrasion; Body Parts:Eye(s); Left; Object:Debris(metal shavings)

Employee and industry

Job description
PLANT CELL OPERATOR
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331524 — Aluminum foundries (except die-casting)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
389
Total hours worked
718881
EIN
390711420
Establishment ID
961735
Employer case #
62735

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
21:53:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:15:31:00

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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.