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OSHA Injury Report: Anchor Glass Container

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Anchor Glass Container in Elmira, NY 14903 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Repairman in beer bottles, glass, manufacturing.

Establishment
Anchor Glass Container
Parent company
Anchor Glass Container
Street
151 E. McCanns Blvd
City
Elmira
State
NY
ZIP
14903
On-site location
Machine Repair Maintence Shop
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Attempting to break a plunger adapter loose in the maintenance shop

While breaking an adapter loose on a Tank 1 plunger mechanism with a 3 4 inch breaker bar and extension handle the adapter broke loose from the part while applying pressure causing the employee to slip to the ground. When the EE slipped to the ground on to his knees the breaker bar handle made contact with the EE forehead causing a laceration.

laceration to forehead

Breaker Bar

Machine Repair Shop

Job description
Machine Repairman
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
327213 — Beer bottles, glass, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
266
Total hours worked
455534
EIN
593417812
Establishment ID
1167537
Employer case #
4
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
11:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24FEB2025:18:19:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.