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 15, 2019

"broken neck, back fractures, broken ribs, a fractured shoulder blade, a ruptured spleen, torn liver, a punctured lung, facial fractures and loss of teeth."


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Labels: court case, machine guarding

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

"the cause of death was ruled accidental....."

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Labels: Death

Friday, August 2, 2019

"loaded 40 tons of aluminum parts"


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Labels: Injury, transportation

1 of the 4 injured has 80% burns over his body...... UPDATE


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Labels: burns, electrical arc, Injury

Monday, July 29, 2019

3 people injured in explosion...


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Friday, July 26, 2019

"suffered a broken arm while servicing a machine...."


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Labels: Injury, Lock Out Tag Out, machinery

Monday, July 22, 2019

"EMS personnel arrived they could only confirm his death..."

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Labels: Death, machine guarding

Saturday, July 20, 2019

Container overturns ...28 injured...

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Labels: burns, Injury, Molten Metal

Sunday, July 14, 2019

two workers injured when "furnace...malfunctioned"

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Labels: Explosion, Furnace, Injury, maintenance

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

"Employee Suffers Broken Arm When Caught in Machine...."

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Labels: Injury, Lock Out Tag Out, maintenance
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