Lewisburg, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: Walker Die Casting
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Walker Die Casting in Lewisburg, TN 37091 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was furnace Rebuild in aluminum die-casting foundries.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Walker Die Casting
- Parent company
- Walker Die Casting
- Street
- 1125 Higgs Road
- City
- Lewisburg
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37091
- On-site location
- Furnace Repair Shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was preparing material to patch a holding furnace.
What happened
Employee was pumping phosphoric acid from the drum into a smaller container. Employee felt some of the acid splash up under his safety glasses and into his right eye.
Injury or illness
Employee received a chemical burn of the right eye along with a corneal abrasion and was treated with antibiotic eye drops.
Object or substance involved
Phosphoric Acid
Summary line
Chemical burn of the right eye
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Furnace Rebuild
- SOC code
- 51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331523 — Aluminum die-casting foundries
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 420
- Total hours worked
- 1088025
- Establishment ID
- 749696
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 10:40:00.000
- Submitted
- 29JAN24:20:09:00
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.