Akron, OH —
OSHA Injury Report: Akron Foundry Company
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Akron Foundry Company in Akron, OH 44314 resulted in days away from work. Employee was furnace Tender in aluminum foundries (except die-casting).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Akron Foundry Company
- Parent company
- Akron Foundry Company
- Street
- 2728 Wingate Avenue
- City
- Akron
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44314
- On-site location
- Furnace in Low Pressure Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 82
Before the incident
preparing to ladle molten aluminum into container
What happened
inserted wet ladle into molten aluminum resulting in a reactive explosion of molten aluminum onto his person
Injury or illness
molten aluminum burns
Object or substance involved
molten aluminum
Summary line
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN MULTIPLE SITES SUPERFICIAL BURN WHOLE BODY
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Furnace Tender
- SOC code
- 51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331524 — Aluminum foundries (except die-casting)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 140
- Total hours worked
- 316474
- EIN
- 341045266
- Establishment ID
- 654493
- Employer case #
- 24-149596
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 27MAR2025:17:52:00
Source
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.