Madison, WI ·
OSHA Injury Report: Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. in 2334 Pennsylvania Ave., Madison, WI 53704 resulted in days away from work. Employee was laborer in aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 18
- Days restricted or transferred
- 30
Before the incident
Employee was using a pneumatic chisl to clean the shaft of a sand mixer.
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Severe lacerations to two fingers and 1 fingertip amputation to his left hand
Object or substance involved
The mixing paddles that are attached to sand mixer shaft.
Summary line
Severe laceration to two fingers and one fingertip amputation on left hand when employee hand was struck by rotating mixing auger.
Employee and industry
- 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
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 104
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 250,703
- EIN
- 391038170
- Establishment ID
- 183533
- Employer case #
- 404
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 06:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-19
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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