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OSHA Injury Report: Alkegen

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Alkegen in 105 Eastport Lane, Summerville, SC 29483 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was contract Engineer in glass products (except packaging containers) made from purchased glass.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Alkegen
Parent company
Lauscha Fiber International Corporation
Street
105 Eastport Lane
City
Summerville
State
SC
ZIP
29483
On-site location
Cooling Tower - Heat Exchanger

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
13

Before the incident

While pushing a heat exchanger on skate dollies and attached to an engine hoist for the [REDACTED] the Associate felt a dull pain in the left shoulder. The Associate finished the shift but experienced pain throughout the evening and morning.

What happened

While pushing a heat exchanger on skate dollies and attached to an engine hoist for the [REDACTED] the Associate felt a dull pain in the left shoulder. The Associate finished the shift but experienced pain throughout the evening and morning.

Injury or illness

Traumatic incomplete tear of left rotator cuff Biceps tendinosis of left shoulder & osteoarthritis of left acromioclavicular joint

Object or substance involved

Pushing the heat exchanger

Summary line

While pushing a heat exchanger on skate dollies and attached to an engine hoist for the [REDACTED] the Associate felt a dull pain in the left shoulder. The Associate finished the shift but experienced pain throughout the evening and morning.

Employee and industry

Job description
Contract Engineer
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
327215 — Glass products (except packaging containers) made from purchased glass
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
54
Total hours worked
104488
EIN
571033220
Establishment ID
966081
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
04MAR24:23:01:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.