Manitowoc, WI ·
OSHA Injury Report: WAF
Hearing loss · Days away from work
At a glance
On , a hearing loss at WAF in 838 S 16th Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220 resulted in days away from work. Employee was finisher in foundries, aluminum (except die-casting).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- WAF
- Parent company
- Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry
- Street
- 838 S 16th Street
- City
- Manitowoc
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54220
- On-site location
- Disa Saw Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Hearing loss (code 5)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
Sawing Castings operator went to remove castings out of the barrel horse
What happened
Operator went to the barrel hours up the stairs used the hook to pull out the remaining castings out and strained chest muscle.
Injury or illness
Strained Chest
Object or substance involved
Parts
Summary line
Operator was using a hook to pull castings out of the barrel horse when they strained chest wall muscle.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Finisher
- SOC code
- 51-4023: Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plas
- NAICS code
- 331524: Foundries, aluminum (except die-casting)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 326
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 632,282
- EIN
- 390711420
- Establishment ID
- 1501930
- Employer case #
- 2025-2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-24
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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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