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, August 27, 2020

"Luckily the diesel tank (20,000 L) did not explode"

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Labels: Fire, flammable liquid

Sunday, August 23, 2020

"man who died .... was electrocuted"

 

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Labels: Death, electrocution

Thursday, August 20, 2020

"As a result, two employees.... were hospitalized."

 

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Labels: chemicals, chlorine, inhalation, Injury

Sunday, August 16, 2020

"removing the body .... took about two hours"

 

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Labels: Death, machine guarding, machinery

Thursday, August 13, 2020

" rubbish at the back of a pre-heat furnace....ignited"


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Labels: Fire, Furnace, housekeeping

Sunday, August 9, 2020

"the fire broke out in the melt/cast area in one of the buildings"


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Labels: Fire

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Two directors and one manager charged with gross negligence manslaughter



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Labels: court case, Death

Sunday, August 2, 2020

"a fire had broken out in three different sections of a furnace...."


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Labels: Fire, Furnace, hydraulic
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