OSHA has inspected Basic Aluminum Casting Co. 2 times in Ohio since 2017.
The latest one began on Aug 29, 2019 on a referral, in Cleveland.
Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $22,465 and now stand at $16,597, 26% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Basic Aluminum Casting Co. averages $8,299 (2 cited inspections).
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344277991 OPENED AUG 29, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed Feb 5, 2020
1325 East 168th St., Cleveland, OH 44110 · Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 22, 2019: Employee suffers severe burns from molten aluminum
At 9:30 a.m. on August 22, 2019, an employee was servicing a casting machine and lifted a gate to access an area where molten metal is poured into a machine. A rubber tube was placed over the limit switch in order to disable the shutoff mechanism. The automatic ladle cycled and spilled molten aluminum on the worker's back. The employee was hospitalized to treat severe back burns.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $9,282 | $5,569 | Oct 15, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 342257508 OPENED APR 18, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 62 employees at the site · Closed Aug 17, 2017
1325 East 168th St., Cleveland, OH 44110 · Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 10, 2017: Employee sustains amputation and crushing injuries to finger
At 6:45 a.m. on April 10, 2017, Employee #1 was trying to remove aluminum dust/debris from the die of a 35-ton trim press. The four post hydraulic trim press malfunctioned and cycled. The employee sustained a crushing injury to his left thumb and an amputation of his left middle finger.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a |
Serious | $4,310 | $2,155 | Jul 27, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 27, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $8,873 | $8,873 | Jul 27, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 27, 2017 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Aug 22, 2019, Cleveland: Hospitalization · heat (thermal) burns, unspecified · back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
A maintenance employee was servicing a casting machine when the automatic ladle spilled molten aluminum on the employee's back. The employee was hospitalized with severe burns to the back.
Apr 10, 2017, Cleveland: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
While removing aluminum flash from the die of a hydraulic trim press, an employee amputated his middle finger when the press malfunctioned.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
