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OSHA Injury Report: Mueller Water Products Foundry

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Mueller Water Products Foundry in Decatur, IL 62526 resulted in days away from work. Employee was brass Grinder in brass foundries (except die-casting).

Establishment
Mueller Water Products Foundry
Parent company
Mueller Water Products
Street
1226 E. Garfield Ave
City
Decatur
State
IL
ZIP
62526
On-site location
Rabbit Ear Cell
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7
Days restricted or transferred
35

Grinding a casting key on a bench grinder.

He thought someone called his name so he looked away from the part and his thumb contacted the grinding wheel.

Right thumb avulsion.

Grinding wheel.

Right thumb avulsion while grinding a part on a bench grinder.

Job description
Brass Grinder
SOC code
51-4033 — Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
331529 — Brass foundries (except die-casting)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
145
Total hours worked
309851
Establishment ID
853835
Employer case #
2023-DEC-F
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:45:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:17:08:00

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.