Incident date: 2024-05-03
NAICS industry code: 336111

An employee was transferring molten aluminum into a sow (mold). Condensation dripped from a pipe located above the area into the sow as it was staged to fill. When the molten aluminum came into contact with the water, the molten aluminum reacted and was released into the air, contacting the employee. They sustained burns to their chest, neck, and bilateral upper extremities.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Molten metal, slag
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate