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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 float 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
Tin bath
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Employee was assisting with pulling waist coolers in the hot end.

The employee wiped their face using a section of their shirt. Afterwards the employee started to experience irritation in the right eye.

Debris in eye

Debris

Unknown debris in right eye

Job description
Float 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 #
10
Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:14:56:00

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.