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OSHA Injury Report: Walker Die Casting

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Walker Die Casting in 1125 Higgs Road, Lewisburg, TN 37091 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was furnace Rebuild in aluminum die-casting foundries.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Walker Die Casting
Parent company
Walker Die Casting
Street
1125 Higgs Road
City
Lewisburg
State
TN
ZIP
37091
On-site location
Furnace Repair Shop

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was preparing material to patch a holding furnace.

What happened

Employee was pumping phosphoric acid from the drum into a smaller container. Employee felt some of the acid splash up under his safety glasses and into his right eye.

Injury or illness

Employee received a chemical burn of the right eye along with a corneal abrasion and was treated with antibiotic eye drops.

Object or substance involved

Phosphoric Acid

Summary line

Chemical burn of the right eye

Employee and industry

Job description
Furnace Rebuild
SOC code
51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331523 — Aluminum die-casting foundries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
420
Total hours worked
1088025
Establishment ID
749696
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:40:00.000
Submitted
29JAN24:20:09:00

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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.