MANITOWOC, WI —
OSHA Injury Report: WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY in MANITOWOC, WI 54220 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was pLANT CELL OPERATOR in aluminum foundries (except die-casting).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY
- Parent company
- WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY
- Street
- 838 SOUTH 16TH STREET
- City
- MANITOWOC
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54220
- On-site location
- 32 Building Furthest Sander
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
The operator was sanding parts using a belt sander reemer and dynafile.
What happened
The operator was sanding parts using a belt sander reemer and dynafile. The operator finished his shift on [REDACTED] went home to sleep and woke up because something was irritating his left eye. He went to the doctor and they extracted a metal shaving from his left eye. At his doctor 's visit he stated that while being at work he felt sand in his eye. Upon eye exam a piece of aluminum was removed. Small corneal abrasion noted. He was prescribed antibiotic eye drops.
Injury or illness
Scratch Abrasion Eye(s) left side
Object or substance involved
Debris(metal shavings)
Summary line
Description:Scratch Abrasion; Body Parts:Eye(s); Left; Object:Debris(metal shavings)
Employee and industry
- Job description
- PLANT CELL OPERATOR
- SOC code
- 51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- 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 #
- 62735
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 21:53:00.000
- Submitted
- 26FEB24:15:31:00
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.