Steel Investment Foundries

Industry Summary

The Steel Investment Foundries industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.54% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 114 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 104 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Ferrous Metal Foundries Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Eastlake, OH on Monday, October 17th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Cpp -- Cleveland, Inc. which had occured on Sunday, October 16th 2016. A 56 year old man working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the six employees are infected with legionella and one employee
OSHA ID90407.015
Accident Date2016-10-16
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn September 2, 5, and 6, 2016, six employees, general labor contractors, were diagnosed with pneumonia and on September 9, 2016 another employee was diagnosed with legionella pneumonia. At 9:30 a.m. on October 16, 2016, one employee died due to complications from pneumonia.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, February 17th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Brewster, NY at Lamothermic Precision Investment Casting Corp.. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-02-11
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was cutting castings off of trees with a saw when the sawblade caught or broke and pulled his hand into the blade. His right-hand ring finger was amputated, and the back of his hand was lacerated.
On Monday, October 5th 2015 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in HARTFORD, WI at Signicast, LLC. A had been injured when the compressed or pinched by shifting objected or equipment
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-10-05
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was using a hoist to transfer a heat treat basket which was approximately 3 ft. by 4 ft. long from a staging rack to a conveyor. The basket was loaded with castings that go into the heat treat operation. The employee detached the hoist and noticed the basket wasn't sitting flat on the cart. As she manipulated the basket her right middle finger was pinched between the basket and the conveyor resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip with loss of fingernail and subsequent revision of the tip of the finger. Stitches were used to close the wound. No surgery was required.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
12.68
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 187
50%
Inspection Rate: 5.45
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 12

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