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, November 3, 2025

"man crushed by a sliding door dies...."

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Labels: door, fatality

Saturday, October 25, 2025

"A train collided with a trailer carrying aluminum ....."

 


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Labels: accident, train, transportation

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

"worker fell from a height of about 4 meters...."

 

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Labels: fall from height, Injury

Sunday, October 12, 2025

" press lowered, crushing the worker's limb...."

 

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Labels: HAND, Injury, machine guarding, machinery entrapment

Monday, October 6, 2025

"dies ... when he is hit with a hook on the head"

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Labels: Death, fall from height, overhead crane

Sunday, September 28, 2025

"a magnesium-laden slag pile that ignited....ruled a total loss"

 

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Labels: Fire, magnesium, slag

Monday, September 15, 2025

"earthquake...collapsed an aluminum factory"

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Labels: earthquake, Injury, nature

Friday, September 12, 2025

"while carrying out his job, accidentally cut four fingers..."

 

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Labels: amputation, fingers, Injury

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

"the fire that broke out...caused panic..."

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Labels: cigarette, Fire

Monday, September 1, 2025

"He falls from truck, dies at work..."

 

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Labels: Death, fall from height, loading, transportation, unloading

Thursday, August 28, 2025

"100 fire fighters needed to extinguish fire..."

 

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Labels: Fire, inhalation, injuries, magnesium

Monday, August 25, 2025

"Pallet fire...4 workers affected by the smoke"

 

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Labels: Fire, inhalation, injuries, pallets

Thursday, August 21, 2025

"Boiler (furnace) explodes in factory, 5 workers injured..."

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Labels: burns, Explosion, Furnace, injured, injuries, Molten Metal

Monday, August 11, 2025

"A cold rolling mill had caught fire..."

 

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Labels: Fire, Fire Extinguisher, inhalation, Injury, rolling mill

Monday, August 4, 2025

"external vacuum cleaner catches fire and a fire breaks out...."

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Labels: Fire, inhalation, Injury, vacuum

Monday, July 28, 2025

" fell from a height of approximately eight meters...."



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Labels: fall from height, Injury, roof

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

"amputated all his fingers of his right hand.."

 

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Labels: amputation, machine guarding

Monday, June 23, 2025

"Driver loses control while going around roundabout.."

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Labels: transportation

Friday, June 20, 2025

"“unconscious male at his (extrusion) press...."

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Labels: Death, Extrusion press

Friday, June 13, 2025

"aluminum die-casting machine was burning on site..."

 

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Labels: diecasting, Fire, roof fire

Monday, June 9, 2025

"train hit a trailer loaded with aluminum bars..."

 

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Labels: accident, railroad

Friday, June 6, 2025

Fire department in training get called to fire

 

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Labels: Fire

Monday, June 2, 2025

"Firefighters responded to a blaze inside aluminum plant"

 

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Labels: Fire, machinery

Monday, May 19, 2025

"group of people .. included school students (burned)"

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Labels: burns, chemical burns, injuries, visitors

Friday, May 16, 2025

"(worker’s) hard hat .. knocked off and sustained visible head injuries..."

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Labels: Death, head, machine guarding, machinery entrapment

Friday, May 9, 2025

"worker suffered serious injuries after getting his arm stuck in a machine..."

 

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Labels: arm, EXTRUSION, Injury, machinery entrapment

Monday, May 5, 2025

"Efforts are being made to extinguish a fire that broke out"

 


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Labels: EXTRUSION, Fire

Friday, May 2, 2025

"rocks collapsed....miner died..."

 

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Labels: bauxite, Death, mine

Monday, April 28, 2025

"Two labourers were hit by heavy columns falling "

 

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Labels: crane, Death, Injury

Friday, April 25, 2025

"fire broke out... overheating compressor"

 


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Labels: evacuation, Fire, rolling mill

Monday, April 21, 2025

" This morning "something" went wrong...."

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Labels: evacuation, gas leak

Friday, April 18, 2025

"ignited by about 1,000 tons of aluminum..."

 

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Labels: Aluminium Dust, Dross, Fire

Monday, April 14, 2025

" flames hit the roof of the plant...."

 


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Labels: evacuation, Fire, roof fire

Friday, April 11, 2025

"fire..due to some molten aluminum flowing underground."


 
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Labels: Molten Metal, spill

Monday, April 7, 2025

"worker dies electrocuted...."

 

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Labels: Death, electrocution, EXTRUSION

Thursday, April 3, 2025

"been injured ... when an aluminum sheet fell on him..."

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Friday, March 28, 2025

"he was driving a forklift when (it) suddenly overturned...."

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Labels: Death, forklift truck, incident

Monday, March 24, 2025

"truck loses aluminum profiles on the road...."


 
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Labels: improper load securement, transportation

Friday, March 21, 2025

"Semi (truck) hauling heavy aluminum flips..."

 


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Labels: burns, footwear, Injury

Monday, March 17, 2025

"hand was trapped in a machine....."

 

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Friday, March 14, 2025

"died after being caught in a machine...."

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Labels: Death, Lock Out Tag Out, machine guarding, machinery entrapment

Monday, March 10, 2025

"Trailer overturns on curve..."

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Labels: Injury, transportation

Friday, March 7, 2025

"ruptured pancreas, lacerated liver, ruptured blood vessels in his leg...."

 


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Labels: company fined, Injury, storage

Thursday, March 6, 2025

One had 40% burns and the other 30% burns....


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Labels: burns, Explosion, injuries, Molten Metal

Monday, March 3, 2025

"about 65% of the worker's body was hit"

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Labels: caustic soda, chemical burns, chemicals, Injury

Friday, February 28, 2025

"Aluminum powder, inside a machine ... caught fire"

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Labels: Aluminium Dust, Aluminium powder, Fire, machinery

Monday, February 24, 2025

"lost her hand to the boring machine...."

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Labels: amputation, HAND, Injury, machine guarding, machinery entrapment

Friday, February 21, 2025

"aluminium dross fire in the factory ...."

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Labels: Dross, Fire

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

"One dead and one injured when grenade (cylinder) explodes"

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Labels: cylinder, Death, Explosion, Injury

Thursday, February 13, 2025

"employee suffered 2nd degree 50% burns...."

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Labels: Aluminium Dust, aluminium fines, Aluminium powder, aluminium shavings, burns, Fire, Injury

Monday, February 10, 2025

"heading away from the aluminium smelter....."

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Labels: Fire, nature
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