Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138943.015 - Employee is struck by hot metal carrier while chipping slag

Accident Summary Nr: 138943.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 07/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1551997.015	07/22/2021		331511	Waupaca Foundry, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on July 17, 2021, Employee #1, a 23-year-old refractory worker, was chipping slag out of Auto-pour Receiver #2 using a pneumatic chisel bit. The employee was working without a spotter to monitor overhead Hot Metal Carrier (HMC) traffic, and the anti-collision system that deenergizes the HMC track did not activate. While performing this daily task, the employee was struck on the left side of his body by the HMC, pinching him between the ladle on the front of the HMC and the chisel bit. The employee suffered a lacerated liver and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Laceration, Liver, Molten Slag, Pinch Point, Pinched, Struck Against, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1551997.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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