Shelby, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: Shelby
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Shelby in Shelby, NC 28150 resulted in days away from work. Employee was remote Wet Cut Doffer in glass fiber, textile type, made in glass making plants.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Shelby
- Parent company
- Electric Glass Fiber America, LLC
- Street
- 940 Washburnswitch Road
- City
- Shelby
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28150
- On-site location
- 524 winding level, pos. 18.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
Before the incident
The winder terminated and didn 't lock in causing it to run on the knurled edge and build a large wind-up band. This winder has had multiple work orders for this problem.
What happened
524 #18 ran a calldown and flipped over. The winder did not lock in and the strand ran on the knurled edge building a large band of glass. The sliver handler stopped the position off with the E-Stop and reset. He went to break moments later. The doffer was cutting the large wind-up band off of the knurled edge. The relief sliver handler unaware that the doffer was in the position stood the winder up. When this occurred the doffer 's left hand got caught in the wind-up band and twisted her hand. She experienced severe pain and came to report the incident.
Injury or illness
Employee 's left hand was caught in the wind-up band and twisted when the winder was stood up.
Object or substance involved
RWC winder
Summary line
Employee 's left hand was caught in the wind-up band and twisted when the winder was stood up from RWC winder
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Remote Wet Cut Doffer
- SOC code
- 00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
- NAICS code
- 327212 — Glass fiber, textile type, made in glass making plants
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 404
- Total hours worked
- 955653
- EIN
- 562109195
- Establishment ID
- 75800
- Employer case #
- 4576
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 20:00
- Time of incident
- 22:50
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 20JAN26:19:42:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.