Selmet Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Aug 15, 2019: Employee is burned after furnace explosion

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on August 15, 2019, an employee was working and a furnace blew up causing burns to the employee. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted for treatment of these injuries.

Incident on Mar 15, 2019: Employee fractures hand and sustains internal injuries when

At 12:15 a.m. on March 15, 2019, an employee was using a bench grinder to sharpen a chisel, when the wheel exploded and pieces struck his hand and torso. The employee fractured his hand as well as sustaining internal injuries. The employee's supervisor took him to the Emergency Room at the local hospital and was admitted for treatment.

Incident on Nov 16, 2018: Employee amputates fingers while operating core blaster mach

At 2:30 a.m. on November 16, 2018, Employee #1 was using a core blaster machine to sandblast parts. The machine was not pulling air properly, so Employee #1 opened the side panel to check if the screen was blocked. The screen was not blocked, so he closed the door and turned the machine back on. The machine was still not working well. While the machine was still operating, his left hand made contact with the fan. Employee #1 sustained amputation of his index, middle, and ring fingers on his left hand that required treatment but he was not hospitalized.

Incident on Jan 29, 2018: Employee's finger is amputated by press

At 8:30 a.m. on January 29, 2018, Employee #1 was operating a 100-ton press. The press ejects wax through a slot. As Employee #1 placed his hand in front of the slot that ejects the wax to clean it off, the press came down and amputated his finger. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Incident on Apr 6, 2017: Employee catches finger in sander belt and amputates finger

At 4:06 p.m. on April 6, 2017, a rainfall sander starts and stops automatically during production. During a stop, an employee knelt down and grabbed the belt to check for cracks. While his gloved hand was holding the belt, the sander started up, running his hand into the belt/pulley pinch point, amputating his finger.

Incident on Jan 11, 1996: Employee becomes ill after falling into chemicals

Employee #1, of Selmet, Inc., was transferring scrap titanium pieces from a 4 ft by 4 ft by 4 ft water-soaked cardboard box to a dry cardboard box. The work sit e was outside, adjacent to a chemical settling pond. The operation was being con ducted after dark and lighting was provided by two wall-mounted lights located 6 0 ft to 70 ft away. As he was pulling the wet box apart, Employee #1 fell backwa rd into the pond. After some difficulty, he was able to climb out of the pond. H e contacted workers inside the plant and was transported to the hospital, where he was kept overnight for observation.

Incident on May 22, 1995: Employee injured in fall from tipped elevated work platform

Employee #1 was working on a 6-ft-long by 7-ft, 8-in.-high metal work platform t hat was hinged at one end to facilitate access to an adjacent titanium furnace. As he reached over the guardrail at the hinged end, the platform tipped, causing him to fall to the concrete floor. Employee #1 required hospitalization for mul tiple fractures.