MANCHESTER, NEW YORK—
ROCHESTER INSULATED GLASS, INC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at ROCHESTER INSULATED GLASS, INC., 73 MERRICK CIRCLE, MANCHESTER, NEW YORK 14504 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
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Final narrative
An employee was scanning barcodes on palletized glass panes when the panes shifted and fell toward the employee, pinning them between the panes and a table. The employee suffered a fractured tailbone and pelvis.
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