The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Ohio manufacturer over the death of an employee who was fatally burned by molten metal.
OSHA cited Hubbard-based Ellwood Engineered Castings Co. for 11 “serious” violations and proposed $145,184 in penalties, the agency said Thursday.
The worker was burned by the 2,000 degree molten metal as he was working at the bottom of a pit below the casting operation, OSHA said.
OSHA said Ellwood did not have an effective process for containing and managing molten metal leaks. The company also failed to develop and implement a permit-required confined space program and it failed to properly train employees on the hazards of working in the pit, the agency said.
The company has 15 business days to contest the citation and proposed penalties.
