Elkin, NC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC in 300 PGW Drive, Elkin, NC 28621 resulted in days away from work. Employee was line Servicer in glass, automotive, made from purchased glass.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC
- Parent company
- Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC
- Street
- 300 PGW Drive
- City
- Elkin
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28621
- On-site location
- Tempering Cold End
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 130
- Days restricted or transferred
- 43
Before the incident
Re-arranging L skid gates on rack in preparation for banding
What happened
Tempering Forklift Driver alleges they were securing a full L-skid of tempering gates. They were unable to remove the front gate to adjust the other gates as the gates were putting pressure on the loading gate As they tried to shift the rack load manually they experienced a popping sensation and pain in their lower back.
Injury or illness
Lower back - Strain Sprain
Object or substance involved
~40 lb L -rack gate
Summary line
Lower Back Strain ~40 lb rack gate
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Line Servicer
- SOC code
- 51-2092: Team Assemblers
- NAICS code
- 327215: Glass, automotive, made from purchased glass
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 300
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 589,848
- Establishment ID
- 941427
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 05:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-28
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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