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OSHA Injury Report: Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC in 300 PGW Drive, Elkin, NC 28621 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was packer in glass, automotive, made from purchased glass.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC
Parent company
Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC
Street
300 PGW Drive
City
Elkin
State
NC
ZIP
28621
On-site location
Windshield Final Line - loading

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Employee was removing finished 20 lb. windshield from conveyor and placing it on a shipping rack (repetitive task)

What happened

Employee began to experience lower back pain

Injury or illness

Lower back strain

Object or substance involved

20 lb finished windshield.

Summary line

Back Strain - Lower back from handling 20 lb. windshield glass

Employee and industry

Job description
Packer
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
327215 — Glass, automotive, made from purchased glass
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
313
Total hours worked
625185
Establishment ID
941427
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00:00.000
Time of incident
1:30:00.000
Submitted
29JAN24:21:26:00

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Source

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