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OSHA Injury Report: Akron Foundry Company

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Akron Foundry Company in 2728 Wingate Avenue, Akron, OH 44314 resulted in days away from work. Employee was furnace Tender in aluminum foundries (except die-casting).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Akron Foundry Company
Parent company
Akron Foundry Company
Street
2728 Wingate Avenue
City
Akron
State
OH
ZIP
44314
On-site location
Front Foundry Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Before the incident

Employee was waiting to prepare large molds for pouring molten aluminum

What happened

As he was prepping to move the portable smelt urn into place for pouring began to complain of losing feeling in his hands and felt that it began occurring as he was moving the urn into place.

Injury or illness

Finger numbness dexterity loss

Object or substance involved

Believed to be a symptom of athritic pain he had been battling for a while. For this purpose we 'll go with the smelting urn.

Summary line

Finger Numbness and dexterity loss

Employee and industry

Job description
Furnace Tender
SOC code
51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331524 — Aluminum foundries (except die-casting)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
140
Total hours worked
317389
EIN
341045266
Establishment ID
654493
Employer case #
7

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Submitted
08MAR24:21:21:00

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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.