OSHA Injury Report: A & A Window Products, Inc.

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

getting ready to set glass

What happened

Caught inbetween-5 employees trying to install a large lite of glass. 2 controlling the balance 1 standing on the interior floor. The employee who had the weight of the glass lifted to fast and out of level and came within 2mm of slamming the exterior piece of glass into the precast. Employee shoved the top of the glass out while shouting at the other 3 employees to stop lifting. Injured employee had to struggle to bring the glass back to a vertical position to get the balance back. As injured employee was straining he felt a pop and sudden flair of pain in his groin. he was hoping it was a muscle strain however the [REDACTED] he was in so much pain he could barely walk down the stairs. Employee went to urgent care and was diagnosed with right-sided inguinal hernia injury.

Injury or illness

hernia

Object or substance involved

struggling to pick up glass

Summary line

Caught inbetween-5 employees trying to install a large lite of glass. 2 controlling the balance 1 standing on the interior floor. The employee who had the weight of the glass lifted to fast and out of level and came within 2mm of slamming the exterior pi

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.