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Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc.

Explosion, n.e.c. — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — PHELPS, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. in PHELPS, WISCONSIN
Employer Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. Report ID 2017010157
Address 2527 State Highway 15 City, State ZIP PHELPS, WISCONSIN 54554
Event Date January 6, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Explosion, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forging machinery
Secondary Source Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
Industry (NAICS) 331529 Inspection # 1202624
GPS Coordinates 46.05000, -89.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was placing a zinc ingot into an induction melting electric furnace. When the zinc ingot contacted the molten metal, the furnace blew up, causing severe burns to the employee's upper body and minor burns to a coworker.

Incident Summary

On January 6, 2017, a worker at Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. in PHELPS, WISCONSIN suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as explosion, n.e.c., with forging machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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