The Aluminum Association officially released its latest edition of the Molten Metal Incident Report.

The annual report contains 63 reports on incidents that occurred in 2009, down from 83 incidents in the previous year.

On another positive note, many reports indicated injuries were prevented thanks to proper Personal Protective Equipment worn by employees.

The Molten Metal Incident Report is the result of a voluntary reporting program that captures explosions and near misses at facilities that melt aluminum. Although not intended to be statistically representative of the entire industry, the report provides useful information for the industry to help guide its safety efforts in molten aluminum environments. The reporting program has been in place since 1983.

The incident reporting program covers both member companies and non member companies of the Aluminum Association. Currently, approximately 220 representatives of companies with plants in 20 countries participate in the program.