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Fractures

2 hospitalizations · 2024021625 · 2/21/2024 · Fusion Babbitting Company, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
2
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source
Casting machinery

Employer

Name
Fusion Babbitting Company, INC.
Location
4540 W. BURNHAM ST., MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53219
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 21, 2024, employees were pouring molten metal into a horizontal casting machine while the machine was spinning. The front plate and metal mold disengaged from the casting machine. Molten metal was released from the mold throughout the babbitting room. The front plate went flying and struck employee 3 in the head, resulting in a fatal head injury. The front plate also struck employee 1 and fractured their leg. Employee 2 was struck by molten metal and sustained second-degree burns on the face, shoulders, back, and inside an ear.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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