Sweetwater, TN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Gemtron
Skin disorder · Days away from work
At a glance
On , a skin disorder at Gemtron in 615 New Highway 68, Sweetwater, TN 37874 resulted in days away from work. Employee was screen Operator in stained glass and stained glass products made in glass making plants.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Gemtron
- Parent company
- SSW Advanced Technologies
- Street
- 615 New Highway 68
- City
- Sweetwater
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37874
- On-site location
- FCH 1 Screen Hut
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Skin disorder (code 2)
- Days away from work
- 102
- Days restricted or transferred
- 1
Before the incident
Employee was lifting a bucket of paint when he felt a pain in his back left shoulder
What happened
The employee was picking up a bucket of enamel ink weighing approximately 50lbs to place into the paint can holder pourer. As the employee was lifting the bucket with two hands he felt a sharp pain in his left back and shoulder that radiated down his leg. He was treated at a local emergency room and given prescription medication.
Injury or illness
Back Sprain
Object or substance involved
Paint bucket
Summary line
Employee was lifting a bucket of paint when he felt a pain in his back left shoulder
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Screen Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9199: Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 327211: Stained glass and stained glass products made in glass making plants
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 153
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 237,908
- EIN
- 620879723
- Establishment ID
- 1270253
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 04:30
- Time of incident
- 06:10
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-03
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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