"Liquid aluminum leaked causing flames and smoke....."

"the operator attempted to remove... the machine was still running...."

87 year old worker dies.....

 

On the safety presentations we give we will show a ladder. Explaining that no matter where a worker is on the that ladder in terms of their career at the workplace. From the new hire to the ceo. If any worker fails to follow their training, skip steps, and/or make assumptions an incident resulting in their injury or death may result. Over the past decade we have reported on newly hired workers and even CEO being involved in an incident. Sadly, we never reported on the following:

Fatal accident at work in the (town name omitted) area. An 87-year-old man, (name omitted) was crushed by a machine inside the company he owned and CEO. It happened one evening during the week of November 28, 2021, around 6 pm in (area name omitted). From what the carabinieri of (local town) have reconstructed, the man was hit by a machine used to profile the aluminum that was raised from the ground and suddenly it detached. The chains that held the instrument gave way for reasons yet to be ascertained.

We offer our sincere condolences to the deceased worker’s family, friends, and coworkers. Sadly, many of the deceased individual’s family were his coworkers. I pray for all the workers at this manufacturing plant that overtime they remember the owner as how he lived and not how he died.

When we talk to workers about safety one common photo/illustration we will show is a ladder. We explain that ladder to us means that no matter where you are at in your career at that workplace. From the entry level worker, to the CEO. If you fail to follow your training, skip steps, and/or make an assumption an incident resulting in an injury or fatality. We have reported on incidents involving newly hired workers to even a CEO. We never reported on an owner being involved in an incident.

From the multiple news reports it appears the worker was operating a forklift and raising a large block of aluminum (several meters high) when the lifting chains gave way. It is unknown if the issue regarding the chains was that one of the links broke or if the chain came undone. Regardless, the deceased worker was in close proximity and was hit with the falling block. This incident highlights the hazard of lifting items and the need to always be away from the lift and have an exit route. Exit routes are difficult for workers to remember. We tell workers that if they have to fall back, or run away. If one cannot flee or fall back away from the danger. Then the procedure and/or task has to be halted to review all safety mechanisms and any engineering controls.

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Explosion sent shockwaves around the world......

"workers were carrying out maintenance work...."

 

"A hall on the site is now in danger of collapsing..."

"furnace on fire..."

Leak occurred for 16 minutes....one injured.

"In addition to the broken jaw, the female worker had “a large laceration”

"right middle and ring fingers were amputated...."

Fire fighters lack of knowledge nearly kill them all.....

 

"which a nail was nailed to his ankle..."

 

"furnace explodes....worker has 40% severe burns"

 

"Excitement this morning ...."

"suffered a fractured left femur and fractured right wrist..."

"helmet and glasses were thrown off his head in the explosion...."

"The molten metal had literally exploded, according to the police...."

 

"$1.6 million in fines from .....death of an employee"

"The employee died following an accident involving heavy machinery..."

 

"ladle exploded during aluminum casting...."

accident occurred because of a “misunderstanding” ....1 dead.

"vehicle overturned ......aluminum ingots"

"employee of the plant was fatally injured ......"

"furnace tap out overflow, manual operator. So it is a human mistake. "

"killed in an explosion at an aluminum factory..."

 

"injuries when her scalp and part of her ear were torn off after her ponytail became wrapped ..."

This is the actual machine in the incident.

"Two workers die and three others save their lives..."

 

"eight factory workers, two of their relatives, & the suspected source..."

"and in safety issues, it's absurd...." said the union president

 

"caught fire due to hot aluminum that had been sprayed upwards ...."

"fire involving paper, metalworking fluid, and shavings"

 

"Around half a ton of liquid aluminum leaked ......one injured"

"the leakage of liquid aluminum...10 injured"

 

"the load started to slide..."

"man got stuck in a (die cast) machine..."

 

"molten aluminum....the origin of the fire"

Eight fire trucks responded to fire...

 

"worker and one of the police officers, suffer smoke inhalation"

 

"Long and complex intervention by the fire brigade to free him...."

"At the time of the fire, about 1,000 tons of aluminum powder..."

"Due to the soaring water level of the river, the wall collapsed and water entered the plant"

"In the morning, aluminum powder was burning...."

"3 bales, each weighing at least 571 kilograms...one dead"

 

"The mix of water and dross caused a chemical reaction..."

 

"The flames, which have forced the evacuation of the facilities.."

"suffered a hand amputation...."

 

“It was reported a worker was working on a crane...."

 

"The man died on the spot from his injuries....."

"lost his balance and...."

"but the reported trauma was too serious....."