DeWitt, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Guardian Industries
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Guardian Industries in 300 South 5th Ave East, DeWitt, IA 52742 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance employee in flat glass (e.g., float, plate) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Guardian Industries
- Street
- 300 South 5th Ave East
- City
- DeWitt
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 52742
- On-site location
- Near Shipping's miter saw
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
The employee was standing next to [REDACTED] that was getting serviced. The employee 's right hand (injured hand) was resting on the railing
What happened
The maintenance employee servicing the [REDACTED] gate removed the two bolts located along the top of the [REDACTED] gate that led to the cylinder releasing the store pressure. The released pressure forced the end of the [REDACTED] gate to rotate down and strike the employees hand that was resting on the railing
Injury or illness
Bruised bones in the right hand.
Object or substance involved
MOPED gate
Summary line
Right hand bruised by MOPED gate
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance employee
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 327211: Flat glass (e.g., float, plate) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 205
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 487,476
- Establishment ID
- 1118484
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 09:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-25
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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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