Carrollton, GA —
OSHA Injury Report: Southwire Company Carrollton Copper Rod Mill
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Southwire Company Carrollton Copper Rod Mill in 372 Central High Road, Carrollton, GA 30116 resulted in days away from work. Employee was technicianElectronic in copper Rod Mill.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Southwire Company Carrollton Copper Rod Mill
- Parent company
- Southwire
- Street
- 372 Central High Road
- City
- Carrollton
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30116
- On-site location
- Copper Bar Prep Tail left pivot point
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 26
- Days restricted or transferred
- 71
Before the incident
Using [REDACTED] to direct lateral movement of copper bar at bar prep during routine machine startup
What happened
During a routine startup at Copper Rod Plant TM used a pry bar to direct copper over a pivot point. TM lost balance and his left bicep contacted 1600F copper causing a 3rd degree burn. First responders treated him and he was taken to the emergency room then transported to Cobb Hospital burn center.
Injury or illness
Burn - Third Degree; Arm - Upper Left
Object or substance involved
High Temperature copper bar
Summary line
TM lost his balance and his left bicep made contact with 1600-degree F copper bar resulting in a 3rd degree burn
Employee and industry
- Job description
- TechnicianElectronic
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 331420 — Copper Rod Mill
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 140
- Total hours worked
- 329298
- EIN
- 582020515
- Establishment ID
- 619059
- Employer case #
- USCOPPER R
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:35
- Time of incident
- 23:50
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 28FEB2025:19:42:00
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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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