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OSHA Injury Report: Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. in Madison, WI 53704 resulted in days away from work. Employee was laborer in aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing.

Establishment
Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc.
Parent company
Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc.
Street
2334 Pennsylvania Ave.
City
Madison
State
WI
ZIP
53704
On-site location
Small No-Bake line
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
18
Days restricted or transferred
30

Employee was using a pneumatic chisl to clean the shaft of a sand mixer.

After cleaning the sand mixer shaft and confirming that the sand was mixing properly an oversight led the serious injury. While checking the condition of the sand chute he mistakenly believed that he turned off the mixer. Unfortunately as he reached into the chute his fingers came into contact with the mixing shaft paddles resulting in severe lacerations.

Severe lacerations to two fingers and 1 fingertip amputation to his left hand

The mixing paddles that are attached to sand mixer shaft.

Severe laceration to two fingers and one fingertip amputation on left hand when employee hand was struck by rotating mixing auger.

Job description
Laborer
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
331524 — Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
104
Total hours worked
250703
EIN
391038170
Establishment ID
183533
Employer case #
404
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
6:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
19FEB2025:17:41:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.