Glass Container Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Suffering major job losses, employees within the Glass Container Manufacturing industry have got to be on edge. With 2015 employment numbers coming in at 14,451, The industry has seen a decline of -4.77%. This change put 724 folks onto the unemployment line. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, November 14th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Jacksonville, FL at Anchor Glass Container Corporation. A 28 year old Machinist had been injured when the employee fell into flash fire and suffered second degree bur
OSHA ID100709.015
Accident Date2017-11-04
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeOn November 4, 2017, an employee was sitting on the forklift waiting for the dumpster to be full of hot bottles. Several bottles fell from the dumpster and, due to being heated, started an oil and grease fire. The employee jumped down and fell into the fire. The employee received second degree burns to his face and left ear. The employee was hospitalized.
OSHA investigators arrived in Perrysburg, OH on Thursday, July 28th 2016 and began an accident investigation at Owens Illinois Inc. A had been injured when the compressed or pinched by shifting objected or equipment
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-07-26
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was conducting maintenance on the HVAC when the wind caused the HVAC blades to unexpectedly move, amputating the intermediate phalange of the employee's right middle finger and the distal phalange of the right ring finger.
On Thursday, June 23rd 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Perrysburg, OH after learning of an incident at Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. which had occured on Wednesday, June 15th 2016. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-06-15
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee fell approximately 7 feet from a platform to the concrete floor, suffering head, neck, and torso injuries. The platform was unguarded at the time of the incident.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
15.43
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 152
700%
Inspection Rate: 9.57
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 21

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