NORTH VENICE, FLORIDA—
PGT Industries, Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PGT Industries, Inc., 1070 Technology Dr., NORTH VENICE, FLORIDA 34275 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was struck on the head by the frame of the trailer's side door when it fell after opening it. The employee sustained a laceration to the head and pain in the head, neck, and shoulders.
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An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a glass washer when the employee's right middle and ring fingers were caught and crushed in the nip point of the washer's belt.
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An employee was assembling/manufacturing a pneumatic press when the press activated and crushed his right hand. The employee sustained muscle damage and a laceration to the hand and required surgery.
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