Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc., 42 Archbald Heights Rd, JESSUP, PENNSYLVANIA 18434
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
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.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersGlass building materials
More severe injuries at Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc.
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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.
At 7:22 a.m. on July 31, 2022, three employees were in a glass gantry, cutting pieces of glass to deposit them in a dumpster. One of them was putting a piece of glass in the dumpster when it bounced back and cut the employee's neck below the ear.
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 transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
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