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OSHA Injury Report: VAN DYKE PLNT

Skin disorder · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a skin disorder at VAN DYKE PLNT in 41111 Van Dyke, Sterling Heights, MI 48314 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was wELDER GENERAL in manufacture of Automotive Transmissions.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
VAN DYKE PLNT
Parent company
Ford Motor Company
Street
41111 Van Dyke
City
Sterling Heights
State
MI
ZIP
48314
On-site location
722029

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Skin disorder (code 2)

Before the incident

I was sitting at a table welding on an aluminum box. An aluminum blob fell on the table and bounced back onto my pants. It melted through my jeans and burned my upper thigh. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

What happened

3cm long diagonal 1st degree burn to inner upper L. thigh after hot aluminum landed on his jeans and melted through to his skin. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Correction: R. upper thigh [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

Injury or illness

Burn of first degree of hip and lower limb except ankle and foot-Leg Upper-Right

Object or substance involved

Hot aluminum

Summary line

Burn of first degree of hip and lower limb except ankle and foot-Leg Upper-Right

Employee and industry

Job description
WELDER GENERAL
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
336350 — Manufacture of Automotive Transmissions
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1067
Total hours worked
336350
EIN
380549190
Establishment ID
352360
Employer case #
5026-23-00

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
2:11:00.000
Time of incident
10:11:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:19:57:00

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Source

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