Incident date: 2025-02-26
NAICS industry code: 331523

The injured employee was connecting a scrap conveyor because of a machine startup. They were connecting a plug above their head. A die-cast case cell had a malfunction while making a part and the die-cast machine ejected molten aluminum that struck the injured employee approximately 25 feet away. The employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to their left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Molten metal, slag
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  third degree or higher
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate