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OSHA Injury Report: WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY in MANITOWOC, WI 54220 resulted in days away from work. Employee was fINISHER in aluminum foundries (except die-casting).

Establishment
WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY
Parent company
WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY
Street
838 SOUTH 16TH STREET
City
MANITOWOC
State
WI
ZIP
54220
On-site location
FINISHING CARRIER KNOCKOUT
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
28
Days restricted or transferred
14

The operator was training to work in the carrier cell.

The operator felt a pop in lower back when twisting turning and lifting while using lift assist in carrier cell to load knockout booth. Twisting & turning with a load casting with gating shell core & the weight of the lift assist arm caused the strain.

Strain

Lift assist

Description:Strain; Body Parts:Lower Back Area; NA; Object:Lift assist

Job description
FINISHER
SOC code
51-4023 — Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
331524 — Aluminum foundries (except die-casting)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
389
Total hours worked
718881
EIN
390711420
Establishment ID
961735
Employer case #
60948
Date of incident
Shift started
13:55:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Submitted
26FEB24:14:09:00

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.