Calera, AL · 2025-09-26

OSHA Injury Report: Glidewell Specialties Foundry

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2025-09-26, an injury at Glidewell Specialties Foundry in 600 Foundry Road, Calera, AL 35040 resulted in days away from work. Employee was welder in foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel).

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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: Cleaning Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 56
Days restricted or transferred: 6

Before the incident

Employee was arc gouging a casting

What happened

Molten material from arc gouging a casting landed on the employee 's left boot causing the sole of the boot to melt.

Injury or illness

Burn to left foot

Object or substance involved

Molten material from arc gouging

Summary line

[REDACTED] to left foot from slag from arc gouging

Employee and industry

Job description: Welder
SOC code: 51-4121: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
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 #: 2025-0006

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-09-26
Shift started: 04:00
Time of incident: 12:30
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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