Copper Foundries (except Die-Casting)

Industry Summary

Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (-100% more) the average for the Nonferrous Metal Foundries Industry.

On Monday, September 25th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Whitehall, PA after learning of an incident at Bridesburg Foundry Company which had occured on the same day. A 40 year old man working as a Laborer was injured on the job when the employee amputated two fingered when operating a mixer
OSHA ID99261.015
Accident Date2017-09-25
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:00 a.m. on September 25, 2017, an employee was operating a Palmer mixer. The employee reached inside the chute of the mixer and caught two fingers on the rotating paddle. The employee amputated two fingers.
OSHA investigators arrived in Milwaukee, WI on Tuesday, August 15th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Badger Alloys, Inc.. A 49 year old had been injured when the employee was replacing plug to industrial vacuum and receives
OSHA ID100939.015
Accident Date2017-08-15
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeOn August 15, 2017, an employee was fixing a plug to an industrial vacuum. The employee connected the wrong wires and received an electrical shock. The employee suffered some electrical burns and was rendered unconscious. Hospitalization was not required.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, July 7th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Wakeman, OH at Concast Birmingham, Inc.. A had been injured when the struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-06-28
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn or about June 28, 2016, an employee was using a trim saw to cut down bronze castings when the employee's left hand contacted the cutting blade, amputating the third, fourth, and fifth digits.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
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Last 12 Months
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Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 224
500%
Inspection Rate:
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 6

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Injury

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