Worker suffers 3rd-degree burns in glass factory fire
OSHA determines Piramal Glass USA did not provide FR clothing
A 34-year-old machine operator suffered third-degree burns on his legs and hands when molten glass bottles fell on the production floor and ignited oil residue that had leaked from the machines. The man had not been provided fire-retardantprotective clothing, and the fire spread to his pant leg. He has been unable to return to work since the injury.
An OSHA inspection found that his employer, Park Hills-based Piramal Glass USA Inc., failed to follow its own and federal safety policies that could have prevented the July 11, 2015, injury. The company received one willful, one repeated and six serious safety violations from OSHA on Oct. 9. Proposed penalties total $122,000.