PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA—
Ply Gem Windows
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ply Gem Windows, 319 Dividend Dr., PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA 30269 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a mill machine when its rotating cutter stack cut his right thumbnail and his right index and middle fingers. The machine was not locked or tagged out at the time.
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BRYAN, TEXAS—
Ply Gem Windows
On August 20, 2025, an employee was adjusting the pneumatic saw stop on a saw in order to cut a piece of aluminum lineal to length. When she flipped the switch to secure the saw stop, her right middle fingertip was caught between the saw stop and the run-off backstop. The employee sustained a fractured fingertip and required surgery.
BRYAN, TEXAS—
Ply Gem Windows
An employee was changing the die on an extrusion press machine when the machine actuated amputated the employee's right index finger to the first knuckle. The die was energized at the time of the incident.
DALLAS, TEXAS—
Ply Gem Windows
An employee was using a saw to cut the window meeting rail when the saw guard activated and came down on the employee's right thumb, trapping it between the guard and the work table. A coworker came over and tried to help him unpin his thumb. When his coworker grabbed the saw, the sawblade activated and amputated the tip of the employee's trapped right thumb.
BRYAN, TEXAS—
Ply Gem Windows
An employee was repairing the head stretcher on P2. The employee had electrical LOTO and one air hose removed. While connecting the second air hose, the shaft moved and amputated his left pinky finger down to the knuckle closest to the hand.
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