La Porte, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Howmet - La Porte Castings
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Howmet - La Porte Castings in La Porte, IN 46350 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was metal Cell Operator in foundries (except die-casting), nonferrous metals (except aluminum).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Howmet - La Porte Castings
- Parent company
- Howmet Castings and Services, Inc.
- Street
- 1110 East Lincolnway
- City
- La Porte
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46350
- On-site location
- BC1 Rework
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
An employee inadvertently stepped on a foot pedal actuating a small micro blasting unit (Comco).
What happened
When the unit was actuated blast stream from the pen style handpiece exited its holster and sprayed the employee in the chest and neck
Injury or illness
The abrasion was treated at the local clinic however the bandaging caused a secondary reaction requiring medical treatment beyond first aid.
Object or substance involved
abrasive blast and bandaging
Summary line
Abrasion from Blast Cabinet - chest and neck
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Metal Cell Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 331529 — Foundries (except die-casting), nonferrous metals (except aluminum)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 764
- Total hours worked
- 1510007
- EIN
- 132838093
- Establishment ID
- 109675
- Employer case #
- S23_000021
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 16:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 09FEB24:16:29:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.