Auburn, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Carlex Auburn Glass Plant
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Carlex Auburn Glass Plant in 1900 S. Center St, Auburn, IN 46706 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance in glass, automotive, made from purchased glass.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Carlex Auburn Glass Plant
- Parent company
- Carlex Glass America LLC
- Street
- 1900 S. Center St
- City
- Auburn
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46706
- On-site location
- Tempering 497 Pre-furnace
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
[REDACTED] was removing a guarding (spring steel).
What happened
The guarding being worked on was broke in half caught in equipment and the spring pressure was suddenly released that was caught.
Injury or illness
Laceration to the left-hand pinky finger.
Object or substance involved
Spring Steel Guarding
Summary line
Laceration Left Pinky Finger Spring Steel guard over ball screw of grinder
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 327215: Glass, automotive, made from purchased glass
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 289
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 603,285
- Establishment ID
- 77830
- Employer case #
- WC-001
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 07:20
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-26
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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