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Officials say glass cutter died after accident at PPG plant
Neil McMichael, a 61-year-old employee of PPG Industries of Pittsburgh, allegedly died from injuries sustained during an industrial accident at PPG’s Crestline, Ohio, facility on Sept. 13, according to a Sept. 14 article from the Mansfield News Journal. McMichael, a 44-year company veteran, operated a glass-cutting line at the facility.
County coroner Stewart Ryckman said in the article that part of a glass rolling machine fell onto McMichael and he became caught in the machine.
“There are mechanisms for safety to prevent the machine from dropping down. Either they didn’t work or he bypassed them,” Ryckman said in the article.
PPG officials are investigating the accident along with state and federal officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, according to the article.
Read the full article here. Read McMichael’s obituary here.
Layoffs coming at Traco’s Miami plant
Traco, of Cranberry Township, Pa., will layoff 87 employees at its Miami location, according to a corporate downsizing report from CoStar Group of Bethesda, Md.
The list was released on Sept. 6 and says the Traco layoffs will take place at its 5100 N.W. 72nd Ave. facility in Maimi, and will go into effect on Oct. 20. No reason was given for the layoffs.
Glass Doctor franchise hosts glass safety program for kids
Officials from the Glass Doctor franchise of Placer County, Calif., started a glass safety education initiative to protect children against glass-related injuries, according to a Sept. 10 article from the newspaper Roseville & Rocklin (Calif.) Today.
The program teaches kids what to do if they find broken glass, and also advises parents on replacing old glass with tempered or laminated glass products, according to the article … read more
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