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.

Sunday, December 31, 2023

"the car driver applied a sudden brake...."

 

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Labels: improper load securement, Moving Equipment

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

"suffered full-body burns ...died... two days later"

 

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Labels: Death, Explosion, Injury, Molten Metal

Friday, December 22, 2023

"A fire in a machine has forced the evacuation...."

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Labels: evacuation, Fire, machinery

Sunday, December 17, 2023

"The stove in which he poured thinner exploded....."

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Labels: burns, Explosion, Furnace, Injury, solvent

Thursday, December 14, 2023

"aluminum dust flare at factory 1 worker injured...."

 


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Labels: Aluminium Dust, burns, Fire, Injury

Monday, December 11, 2023

"The death toll hits three ...."

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Labels: Death, Explosion, Fire, Scrap

Friday, December 8, 2023

"employee burned on the foot by molten aluminum...."


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Labels: burns, footwear, Molten Metal

Thursday, November 16, 2023

"We had heavy fire and smoke from the roof.."

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Labels: evacuation, Fire

Monday, November 13, 2023

"large piece of equipment had tipped over trapping an individual”

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Labels: Death, Moving Equipment

Monday, October 30, 2023

"second and third degree burn injuries...."

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Labels: burns, electrocution, Injury, maintenance

Sunday, October 22, 2023

"6 people had died and 4 others to hospital for treatment."

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Labels: Death, Explosion, Fire, Injury, Molten Metal

Monday, September 18, 2023

"He would have been crushed by an overhead crane.."

 

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Labels: contractor, Death, overhead crane

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

"Leak.....liquid aluminum injures two workers"

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Labels: Injury, leak, Molten Metal

Friday, September 8, 2023

"one killed 4 injured in explosion at aluminium...."

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Labels: burns, Death, Explosion, Furnace, Injury, Molten Metal

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

"five dead, 30 injured, 7 seriously injured...."

 

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Labels: Death, Explosion, Molten Metal

Friday, August 11, 2023

Lucky to be alive....

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Labels: aluminium shavings, dumpster, Fire

Sunday, August 6, 2023

"got buried under the aluminum slab(s)...."

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Labels: Death, sows, stack collapse

Sunday, July 30, 2023

"Aluminum sheets scattered on the road..."

 


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Labels: load securement, transportation

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Three employees injured trying extinguish the fire.

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Labels: Aluminium Dust, burns, Fire, Injury

Thursday, June 29, 2023

"the shocked colleagues could no longer help him..."

 


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Labels: Death, machinery entrapment, rolling mill

Sunday, June 25, 2023

"second-degree burns to his back, arms and legs..."

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Labels: burns, Fire, Furnace, Injury

Thursday, June 22, 2023

"This fire cannot be extinguished with water! "

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Labels: Fire, Molten Metal, spill

Sunday, June 18, 2023

"found bleeding from his head and dead....."

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Labels: Death, overhead crane

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

"While performing ...maintenance work, a fire occurred"

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Labels: Aluminium Dust, dust collector, Fire

Sunday, June 11, 2023

"We can't say anything..."


 
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Labels: Death, EXTRUSION, machinery

Thursday, June 8, 2023

"three of his fingers were reattached...."

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Sunday, June 4, 2023

"hit on the head by a crowbar he used to unlock the machine.."


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Labels: head, machinery, maintenance

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

"It is believed that the man was pinched in the head...."

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Labels: Death, head, maintenance

Monday, May 29, 2023

"found a ... woman with a hand amputation"

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Labels: amputation, EXTRUSION, HAND, Injury

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

"aluminum ingot...weighed about 18 tons..."

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Labels: forklift truck, Injury

Sunday, May 7, 2023

"the screams of the workers, hit by a rain of metal...."


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Labels: burns, diecasting, Explosion, Injury

Thursday, May 4, 2023

"One person has 95% burns, the other has 25%, he is in a coma.."

 

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Labels: burns, Death, Injury, Molten Metal

Sunday, April 23, 2023

"oil pressure hose of the hydraulic machine bursting...(injures one)"

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Labels: burns, Fire, hydraulic, Injury

Thursday, April 20, 2023

"he lost his balance from a height of 4 meters and fell....."

 

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Labels: fall from height, Injury

Monday, April 17, 2023

"it can turn into an explosion..."


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Labels: Dross, Fire, transportation

Thursday, April 13, 2023

"Worker seriously injured by drum explosion..."



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Labels: Explosion, head, Injury, maintenance, welding

Monday, April 10, 2023

"the gunman was not thought to be an employee...."

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Labels: Death, workplace violence

Friday, April 7, 2023

""We are investigating whether safety rules were followed...."

 

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Labels: Death, machine guarding

Friday, March 24, 2023

"sparks from the hand grinder inadvertently ignited aluminum dust..."

 

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

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

seven figures cut off with (press brake)

 

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Labels: amputation, Injury, machine guarding

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Explosion heard 21 miles away...one severely burned.

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Labels: Aluminium Dust, Explosion, Fire, Furnace, Injury, Molten Metal

Thursday, February 23, 2023

"suffered first-degree burns all over his body...."

 

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Labels: burns, charging, Explosion, Furnace, Injury, Molten Metal

Friday, February 17, 2023

"charged with attempted murder after.... he shot at one of his coworkers"


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Labels: workplace violence

Monday, February 13, 2023

"the man got caught in a winding machine.... was trapped in it."

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Labels: Death, machinery entrapment

Monday, February 6, 2023

"forks raised in front... suddenly fell, hitting the worker's head..."

 

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Labels: forklift truck, head, Injury, maintenance

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Explosion at anodizing plant kills one injures several....

 


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Labels: anodizing, burns, chemicals, Death, Explosion, Injury

Thursday, January 26, 2023

"Strong explosion, helicopter and an operator injured in the face..."

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Labels: Explosion, Injury, maintenance

Monday, January 23, 2023

" dust coming down that was on fire..."

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Labels: Aluminium Dust, dust collector, evacuation, Fire, roof fire

Friday, January 20, 2023

"died crushed by a heavy sheet..."

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Labels: Death, lifting

Monday, January 16, 2023

"a forklift first caught fire....then spread"

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Labels: evacuation, Fire, forklift truck, Injury
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