Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Suffering major job losses, employees within the Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing industry have got to be on edge. With 2015 employment numbers coming in at 14,951, The industry has seen a decline of -4.08%. This change put 636 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.

Most Common Violations
Recent Accident Reports

On Tuesday, October 17th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Muscatine, IA which had occured previously at Potters Industries. A 62 year old man working as a Crushing was injured on the job when the employee's finger tip was amputated by rotary valve

OSHA ID99915.015

Accident Date2017-10-08

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 10:40 p.m. on October 8, 2017, Employee #1, a furnace operator, noticed an alarm that indicated that the material was not flowing. Employee #1 told a coworker that he was going outside to check on the problem. As Employee #1 went outside with a ladder to look into the problem, he inadvertently clipped his finger tip on a rotary valve that was in operation and not locked out, resulting in its amputation.

OSHA investigators arrived in MONACA, PE on Friday, August 26th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Everyware Global. A had been injured when the exposure to environmental heat

OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-08-26

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was admitted for dehydration after completing a shift on 8/25/2016.

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, June 14th 2016 by OSHA representitives in CORNING, NE at World Kitchen, LLC. A had been injured when the contact with hot objected or substances

OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-06-14

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was hitting a refractory block that had wedged between a wall and a floor with a sledge hammer when another refractory block fell and struck him. Each block weighs over 200 pounds. The employee's right shoulder was injured. The employee also suffered second degree burns and was hospitalized.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average

12.56

Last 12 Months

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 229

225%

Inspection Rate: 4.86
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 16

Common Tools/Equipment

Injury

Injured Body Part

Location of Accident

Floor - 6.25%