Calera, AL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Glidewell Specialties Foundry
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Glidewell Specialties Foundry in 600 Foundry Road, Calera, AL 35040 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was shotblast Operator in foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Glidewell Specialties Foundry
- Parent company
- Glidewell Specialties Foundry
- Street
- 600 Foundry Road
- City
- Calera
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35040
- On-site location
- Shot Blast
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 3
Before the incident
Employee was unhooking castings from shotblast hoist.
What happened
The chain hook got caught on casting and employee pulled on chain which caused the casting to rock on top of the right foot.
Injury or illness
Swelling and Contusion to right foot
Object or substance involved
Casting
Summary line
Contusion to right foot from casting
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Shotblast Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199: Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 331511: Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 125
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 288,144
- Establishment ID
- 306332
- Employer case #
- 2025-0002
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 04:00
- Time of incident
- 05:25
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-23
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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