PERRYSBURG, OHIO—
Libbey Glass, Inc.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Sprains, strains, tears unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Libbey Glass, Inc., 7401 Fremont Pike, PERRYSBURG, OHIO 43551 on — Sprains, strains, tears unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
On February 19, 2025, an employee got off their forklift to pull a box from a racking system. After getting the box, the employee stepped backward and tripped over the forklift forks. The employee fell and sprained their back.
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On October 13, 2021, an employee was pushing a metal cart onto an elevator. As the cart turned, the employee's right thumb was pinched between it and the side of the elevator. The employee suffered a potential amputation to the thumb tip.
TOLEDO, OHIO—
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On October 8, 2021, an employee was walking to a furnace when he tripped over a spud bar approximately 18 inches off the ground and fell into a batch charger, resulting in head wounds on their forehead and scalp that required staples and stitches.
TOLEDO, OHIO—
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On August 9, 2019, an employee was working at his forming station. The employee started to feel ill, went home and was then hospitalized with heat stroke and kidney failure.
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An employee tripped and fell over the charging cable to her forklift, suffering a femoral neck fracture of the left femur and left shoulder pain. She was hospitalized and had surgery.
TOLEDO, OHIO—
Libbey Glass Inc.
On February 27, 2018, an employee was using a bench grinder when the employee's right hand was pulled into the grinding wheel, amputating the middle fingertip.
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