Aluminium Plant Safety

The Aluminium Plant Safety blog informs about accidents and near misses that occur in aluminium plants, cast houses, foundries, smelters, etc. that are around the world. Dust, molten metal steam explosions, fires, moving vehicles accidents, etc. will be covered. It is not this blog's intention to place blame on either company nor worker(s), but the hope that awareness of these accidents brings education and prevention of recurrence.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Worker In Coma After Fire.......



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Labels: Explosion, Fire, Moving Equipment

Monday, December 17, 2012

Repeated Violations Over Confined Space Training Results in.............


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Labels: Lock Out Tag Out

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Foot crushed at aluminium plant....




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Labels: Injury, Moving Equipment

Monday, December 10, 2012

2nd Anniversary of Catastrophic Dust Explosion....

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Labels: Aluminium Dust, Death, Explosion, Fire, Injury

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Fire at cold mill....

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Labels: Fire, Injury

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Molten Metal Spill + Fire = Evacuation

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Labels: Fire, Injury, Molten Metal

Friday, November 30, 2012

A dense cloud of aluminium dust encountered static electricity....


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Labels: Dust

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

One Worker Killed, Another Worker Burned Severely At Extrusion Plant: UPDATED


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Labels: Death, Injury

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Extrication for worker trapped at die cast facility....(Update)


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Labels: Injury, Lock Out Tag Out

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Worker Dies In Fall at Extrusion Plant - UPDATED




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Labels: Death, Lock Out Tag Out

Friday, November 16, 2012

"There Was a Deafening Sound and We Were Thrown...."


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Labels: Explosion, Injury

Monday, November 12, 2012

Worker Loses Hand in Foundry....

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Labels: Injury, Molten Metal

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Trailer Tips Over Carrying Aluminium Scrap

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Labels: Moving Equipment

Monday, November 5, 2012

Load Shifts Unexpectedly Kills Worker

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Labels: Death

Monday, October 29, 2012

Worker Killed in Scissor Lift Accident



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Friday, October 19, 2012

Time Flies With The Aluminium Assoc. Cast House Safety Workshops: UPDATED


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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Flames Rip Through Plant's Roof


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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Firm Fined For Forklift Accident.......


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Labels: Moving Equipment

Sunday, September 23, 2012

25 firefighters, three engines, two ambulances, and one airboat.....

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Labels: Aluminium Dust, Fire

Monday, September 17, 2012

Blind Spot Leads to Worker Being Crushed....


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Labels: Death, Moving Equipment

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Chief Executive Fined Over Worker's Death....


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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Fire at Egypt Aluminium Complex...


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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

APSB reaches 25,000 vistors


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Friday, August 17, 2012

One Million.............


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Monday, August 13, 2012

Fire at Aluminium Plant Injuries One


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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

13 Dead in Aluminium Dust Explosion

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Labels: Dust

Monday, August 6, 2012

Two Fires in Seven Months....Really? Two Fires!


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Labels: Fire

Friday, July 20, 2012

Aluminium Worker Killed in US

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Labels: Death

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Aluminium Powders Ignite....


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Labels: Aluminium Dust, Dust, Explosion, Fire

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Worker Pours Molten Metal Onto Water, Explosion, Fire Follow...


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Labels: Aluminium Dust, Explosion, Fire, Molten Metal

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Flash Fire Sends Three Workers to the Hospital...(UPDATED)



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Labels: Fire

Friday, June 22, 2012

22 Firefighters and 3 Fire Engines.....Fight Stubborn Dust Fire


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Labels: Aluminium Dust, Dust, Fire

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Fight or Flee ? (Updated comments)


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Labels: Fire

Monday, June 4, 2012

Extrusion Plant Fined Over $200,000 For Safety Violations


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Labels: Lock Out Tag Out, Moving Equipment

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Fire Could Be Seen For Miles Away....


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Labels: Fire

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Two Workers Hurt in a Vapor Incident?


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Labels: Explosion, Molten Metal

Monday, May 21, 2012

Contractor Killed By Forklift at Smelter in Brazil.


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Labels: Death, Moving Equipment

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Interesting Presentations at ET 2012 in Miami.....


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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Students Cheat Death...... (UPDATED COMMENTS)

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Labels: Explosion, Fire, Molten Metal

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Molten Metal Spill, No Explosion, Why?



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Labels: Explosion, Fire, Furnace, Molten Metal

Friday, April 27, 2012

Three Fires Result From An Explosion.....


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Labels: Explosion, Fire, Furnace, Molten Metal

Monday, April 23, 2012

Interesting Presentation at Expoaluminio Tomorrow...


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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Molten Metal Spill Causes Trailer Fire...........

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Labels: Fire, Molten Metal

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

"Illegal" Aluminium Factory Blows Up


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Labels: Death, Explosion

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Interesting Presentation at Metalcasting Congress


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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Worker Falls Into Shredder...........(UPDATED)



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Labels: Death, Lock Out Tag Out, Moving Equipment

Friday, April 13, 2012

Molten Metal Explosion + Aluminium Dust = Fire



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Labels: Dust, Explosion, Fire, Furnace

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Flash Fire Burns Four Workers.....



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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Fire Contained at Alcoa in Massena (Updated)



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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Two Workers Die In Oven Turned on By Coworker



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Labels: Death, Explosion, Fire, Furnace
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