STREATOR, ILLINOIS—
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. , 901 N. Shabbona St. , STREATOR, ILLINOIS 61364 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a glass forming machine when the funnel closed on his left arm. The molten glass burned his left hand and forearm, and the machine caused contusions to his forearm and hand.
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ZANESVILLE, OHIO—
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.
An employee was cleaning glass from under a conveyor belt using a broom. Her left arm was caught and pulled into the conveyor roller, where it was trapped. The arm was broken, as was a finger on her left hand.
STREATOR, ILLINOIS—
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
An employee was using a pedestal grinder to grind a piece of square metal stock that was 1/4 inch in diameter by 13 inches in length. The employee placed the piece against the grinding wheel when the piece and his gloved hand were pulled into the opening between the work rest and the grinding wheel, resulting in a partial amputation of the employee's left thumb.
WINDSOR, COLORADO—
Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc.
An employee was troubleshooting the cause of a glass jam in a forming machine. As the employee was removing a knuckle pin from a glass forming machine so it could be replaced, the adjacent section's hanger opened. The employee's left thumb was pinched between the two sections, causing a partial amputation of the thumb tip.
WACO, TEXAS—
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
An employee was putting bottles on a pallet. A bottle broke, lacerating his left wrist.
STREATOR, ILLINOIS—
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
On 3/22/2018, an employee was clearing bottles from a conveyor when her finger was caught in the sprocket and pulley mechanism at the junction between the conveyor and the machine, resulting in a finger amputation.
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