Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc

An employee was operating a forklift in reverse. As she was turning from the main aisle to the side aisle, her right thumb was crushed between the vehicle and a rack and was lacerated.

An employee was reading the numbers on the racks to find a skid that needed to be transported. As the employee was walking along the rack, they came in contact with a skid of glass. The employee's left forearm was lacerated.

On January 19, 2023, an employee was making adjustments to the support bar of the glass sanding machine when their left foot became pinched between the top and bottom conveyor belts of the machine. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was moving a section of glass from a motorized pallet jack into a vertical washing and inspection machine. The jack moved unexpectedly and the section of glass fell off the pallet and pinned the employee against the washing and inspection machine. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs.

Three employees were removing a broken shaft from an auger. They were using a MAPP gas torch to expand the casing around the auger. Because the auger was not coming out of the casing, canned air was used on the shaft to constrict it. The canned air liquid ignited in the torch's open flame, and one employee suffered first-degree internal throat burns.

An employee was tossing a damaged toilet into a compactor. The toilet bounced off the compactor and lacerated the employee's right wrist, cutting an artery and tendon.

An employee was operating a hydraulic jack to bend a frame when the jack came loose and struck the employee. They were hospitalized for a spleen injury.

A truck had been towed into the shop with a flat tire and a blown airbag. An employee checked the tire for damage and was airing the tire. The employee was installing the valve core when the bead slipped off the rim. Air escaped, and the aluminum wheel struck the employee's head and face. The employee became unresponsive and was bleeding.

On December 14, 2023, at 8:40 p.m., three employees were inspecting milling machines for startup. A few of the sleeves on the mill drum needed to be changed out. The injured employee was trying to input a sleeve on the mill drum using a hammer. The hammer hit the edge of the drum, which caused a metal piece to splinter off and strike the employee's cheek just below the left eye. The metal splinter embedded in the back of their eye socket, resulting in pain, swelling, and bleeding that required hospitalization.

An employee was pushing a line of carts into a vestibule when the door cable snapped and struck his right ankle. The employee suffered a fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.

An employee was operating a machine and went to remove a buildup of desiccant from the machine. Their right index finger was pinched between two moving parts, resulting in an amputation to the finger.

On September 3, 2025, an employee was working on the left-side charger of a tank. They were using a ratchet with an extension to make an adjustment to the sand seal when their right thumb was pinched between the ratchet and the running charger, resulting in an amputation at the first knuckle.

A forklift was placing an elevated load onto a truck. The forklift tipped forward and fell on the injured employee who was standing nearby. The employee sustained fractures to their hip and ribs, as well as leg muscle injuries.

At 12:09 p.m. on July 11, 2025, an employee was inspecting the dust collection system in a plant. The employee was checking an airlock to determine whether there was suction when their left index and middle fingers were pinched between the rotating rotor and the housing of the airlock. The employee suffered amputations of both fingertips without bone loss.

An employee was manually removing a bearing from a vertical washer brush. Due to the weight of the brush roll, it released and crushed his left ring fingertip resulting in amputation without bone loss.

The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.

An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.