A worker at a foundry that OSHA says “routinely exposed employees to unprotected fall hazards” lost their life when they fell into a melting pot. The foundry operator now faces one violation and ...

A foundry worker in Mapleton, Illinois, died in June after falling into a vat of molten iron. Federal investigators say inadequate safety protections may be to blame for the worker's death. They ...

Grinding castings is a strenuous and demanding job – and assigning workers to that necessary task is a real challenge for metalcasting operations. But it’s essential work, and as foundries produce ...

Over the past few months, we have explored the locations where the work gets done here at America’s Shipyard or as I like to ...

Every Oscar fist-pumped or tearfully cradled by Academy Award winners is first cast, buffed and fussed over at a foundry far from Hollywood. Workers at the Polich Tallix fine art foundry, about 50 ...

(WPBN/WGTU) -- The old saying goes that necessity is the mother of invention. That may be true, but perhaps the father of invention is an East Jordan man who saw a need and figured out there must be a ...

Iron and steel are produced in extreme conditions that are hazardous to the average metal foundry worker. The manufacturing process starts at the blast furnace, which heats up pig iron or scrap metal ...

BREMEN, Indiana - James L. Brown tried to hire a dozen workers for his metal foundry here. Half of them flunked the drug test. Those results are typical, says the president of Bremen Castings, a ...

Artists from all over the world are drawn to Bronze Plus foundry in Santa Rosa. What: Bronze Plus Art Foundry Where: 120 Todd Road in Santa Rosa When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday; closed on ...