Incident date: 2020-03-08
NAICS industry code: 331513

The cast deck crew were performing a ladle exchange, which involves the ladle turret being rotated from north to south to exchange the empty ladle with a full ladle. The crew were changing the ladle shroud during the ladle exchange. The crew removed the spent shroud from the empty ladle and turret rotation was then initiated to exchange the empty ladle. The crew was placing a new shroud onto the shrouding device, when an employee s foot was caught between the shrouding device and the access stairway on the north tundish car. The injured employee was hospitalized with a crushing injury to the left foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Casting machinery
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate