Advance Die Casting Company, LLC
Dust explosion — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin
| Employer | Advance Die Casting Company, LLC |
| Address | 3760 North Holton Street |
| City, State ZIP | MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin 53212 |
| Report ID | 2015086233 |
| Event Date | August 28, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns |
| Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Dust explosion |
| Source of Injury | Aluminum and compounds |
| Secondary Source | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331521 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.08500, -87.90458 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee changing filters on a filter system connected to a grinding unit dropped one of the filters into the filter unit. The impact inside the unit created a spark that ignited the aluminum dust, causing an aluminum dust deflagration. A fire ball discharged from the filter unit, contacting and causing second degree burns to the employee's hands.
Incident Summary
On August 28, 2015, a worker at Advance Die Casting Company, LLC in MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as dust explosion, with aluminum and compounds identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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