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OSHA Injury Report: Guardian Industries

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Guardian Industries in DeWitt, IA 52742 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was hot End Operator 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
Raw Line - Near Snap Roll
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

The employee was pulling QC samples to verify thickness during a changeover (10mm to 12mm). The employee was handling 12mm samples that were positioned on the QC table

The employee was pushing sample back on to the pop-up table. While pushing the sample with their right hand they sustained a puncture wound from the edge of the glass

Minor puncture wound to the right hand (palm area)

Glass

Minor puncture wound to right hand from glass

Job description
Hot End Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
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 #
7
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
15:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:14:42:00

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.