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, 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
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