Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing
Industry Summary
Between 2014 and 2015, the Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing industry saw employment growth of only 1.6%. There are an average of 91 workers at each of the 650 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Primary Metal Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
On Monday, November 5th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Lafayette, IN after learning of an incident at 109143 - Nanshan America Aat which had occured on Sunday, November 4th 2018. A 51 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID111553.015
Accident Date2018-11-04
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn November 4, 2018, an employee was in a scissor lift and was possibly not set correctly or possibly struck by a crane and knocked out of the lift. The employee was killed.
OSHA investigators arrived in Elk Grove Village, IL on Monday, November 6th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Petersen Aluminum Corporation Dba Pac-Clad. A 59 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the employee's finger tips are amputated when struck by a fallin
OSHA ID103483.015
Accident Date2017-10-30
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 6:45 p.m. on October 30, Employee #1 was standing by the staircase of Blanking Machine #1. At the same time, a forklift operator was attempting to load a 160 pound roll of plastic film onto the Blanking Machine. The roll tilted and fell approximately six feet onto the employee's right hand that was resting on the stair railing of the Blanking Machine, amputating the tips of his middle and ring fingers of his right hand.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, November 7th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Houston, TX at Rti International Metals Inc.. A 42 year old Pressing machine operator had been injured when the employee pinches fingertip while clearing jam from conveyor
OSHA ID100552.015
Accident Date2017-10-30
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 5:45 a.m. on October 30, 2017, an employee was loading the roller conveyor with titanium billets.The employee tried to clear the conveyor when one of the billets was jammed. The employee amputated the right index fingertip when his finger was pinched in a nip point. Hospitalization was not required.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
19.74
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 978
132.4%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 99