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.

Monday, December 31, 2018

"“hydraulic line break..atomized hydraulic fluid, contacted a hot surface"


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Labels: Fire, flammable liquid

Friday, December 28, 2018

"According to those who were with him, there was virtually no skin left"

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Labels: Death, Explosion, Fire

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Explosions heard across this town yesterday....

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Labels: Fire, Molten Metal

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Solid Aluminium Removed From Worker's Nose

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Labels: Explosion, Injury, Molten Metal

Monday, December 17, 2018

"fire started, the furnace was loaded with 3,300 pounds of magnesium"

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Labels: Fire, Furnace, magnesium, Molten Metal

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Sulfur dioxide leaks force 40 workers to evacuate foundry

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Labels: compressed gas, evacuation

Monday, December 10, 2018

"30-foot diameter fireball erupted and engulfed both men.."


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Labels: Explosion, flammable liquid, Injury, machinery

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Leopard spotted outside aluminium plant !!!!


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Labels: nature

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

"worker died after a cylinder exploded...."

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Labels: Death, Explosion

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Truck strikes passenger car spills molten metal...


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Labels: Injury, Molten Metal, transportation

Friday, November 16, 2018

"welding torch ignited an aluminum dust and water mixture..."


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Labels: Dust, Explosion, fine, Fire, Injury

Sunday, November 11, 2018

" is in critical condition after falling into a casting pit...."

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Labels: Injury, open pit

Thursday, November 8, 2018

crane moved knocking worker off of high lift.....


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Labels: Death, fall, safety harness

Monday, October 29, 2018

Former plant manager and safety manager arrested and indicted..

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Labels: justice

Saturday, October 27, 2018

"treated for burn injuries after a furnace exploded...."



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Labels: Explosion, Injury, Molten Metal

Monday, October 22, 2018

"died after being pulled into a moving fan ......"


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Labels: Death, Lock Out Tag Out

Monday, September 24, 2018

"Forklift Operator Robbed at Gunpoint....."

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Labels: workplace violence

Friday, September 21, 2018

"Crews had to drain the truck before moving it....."


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Labels: Molten Metal, transportation

Thursday, September 20, 2018

"was struck by a pry bar....."


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Labels: Death, maintenance

Monday, September 17, 2018

"Help with dangerous goods, crucible burst with hot aluminum".....


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Labels: Fire, Injury, Molten Metal

Friday, September 14, 2018

"(worker) allegedly tried to kill his boss two hours after he was fired...."


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Labels: workplace violence

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

"“It’s just a volatile combination..."


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Labels: Aluminium powder, Fire

Thursday, September 6, 2018

"was charred to death in a fire accident....."


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Labels: Aluminium Dust, Death, Fire

Monday, September 3, 2018

"he suffered a shock as he was on an overhead crane...."


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Labels: Death, electrical arc, Lock Out Tag Out

Thursday, August 30, 2018

"when they lifted the machinery the man had already died..."

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Labels: Death, machinery

Monday, August 27, 2018

"worker burned by molten metal, another had several fingers amputated"

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Labels: fine, machine guarding, Molten Metal

Thursday, August 23, 2018

"surgeons intervened and had to perform an amputation on the spot..."

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Labels: Death, Lock Out Tag Out, machinery

Monday, August 20, 2018

Fire of a crucible….


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Labels: Fire, Molten Metal

Thursday, August 16, 2018

300 workers evacuate as fire strikes anodizing line...


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Labels: evacuation, Fire

Monday, August 13, 2018

"I felt my arm being pulled into the machine...."


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Labels: machine guarding, machinery

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Japanese explosion updated



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Labels: Explosion, Molten Metal

Monday, August 6, 2018

"dust suction device that caught fire due to a spark....."


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Labels: Dust, evacuation, Fire

Thursday, August 2, 2018

"explosion at extrusion plant...."

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Labels: electrical arc, Injury

Monday, July 30, 2018

truck fire....

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Labels: Fire, transportation

Friday, July 27, 2018

"fire at a rolling mill...."


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Labels: Fire, machinery

Monday, July 23, 2018

Molten metal explosion was horrific and catastrophic

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Labels: evacuation, Explosion, Fire

Thursday, July 19, 2018

"A hydraulic line severed, causing the bucket to come down on man."

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Labels: Death, Moving Equipment

Monday, July 16, 2018

"he fell about 45 feet....."

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Labels: Fall Hazard, Injury

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Fire captain drives by and sees fire....


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Friday, June 15, 2018

" welding gas cylinder .. suffered a catastrophic structural failure"

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Labels: compressed gas, Death, Explosion

Friday, June 1, 2018

Company cited "for hiding workers' injury..."

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Labels: Injury, Molten Metal

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

"Local Fire Chief said his team simply vacated the plant immediately...."


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Labels: Explosion, Fire, Injury, Molten Metal

Monday, May 21, 2018

Why the delay in posting incidents?


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Monday, May 7, 2018

"with burns from 30% to 70% of their bodies..."

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Labels: Dust, Fire, Injury

Friday, April 27, 2018

"A woman was crushed by a truck....."


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Labels: Death, Moving Equipment, transportation

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Suicide jockey wrecks.....


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Labels: Injury, Molten Metal, transportation

Monday, April 23, 2018

"injured by a multi-ton fire door...(succumbed to his injuries)"


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Labels: Death

Thursday, April 19, 2018

"two people were hurt while trying to help others..."


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Labels: Fire

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

"uncontrolled aluminum liquid flooding into a cast well" 3 dead


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Labels: Death, Explosion, Molten Metal

Monday, April 16, 2018

"The semi-truck was carrying aluminum ingots, which didn't spill out...."


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Labels: Moving Equipment
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