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OSHA Injury Report: Guardian Industries

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Guardian Industries in DeWitt, IA 52742 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance employee in flat glass (e.g., float, plate) manufacturing.

Establishment
Guardian Industries
Street
300 South 5th Ave East
City
DeWitt
State
IA
ZIP
52742
On-site location
Coater
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
91
Days restricted or transferred
34

The employee was lifting a metal floor plate using a lifting strap and magnet. There were two employees completing the task at the time of injury

Employee felt a pop in their left shoulder while attempting to move the floor plate with the strap.

Left shoulder injury

Floor plate

Left shoulder was injured when lifting a floor plate

Job description
Maintenance employee
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
327211 — Flat glass (e.g., float, plate) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
205
Total hours worked
487476
Establishment ID
1118484
Employer case #
3
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
7:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:14:25:00

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.