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OSHA Injury Report: Emerald Carpets 1915

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Emerald Carpets 1915 in Dalton, GA 30720 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was lift Truck Operator in private warehousing and storage, general merchandise.

Establishment
Emerald Carpets 1915
Parent company
Emerald Carpets
Street
1915 Abutment Road
City
Dalton
State
GA
ZIP
30720
On-site location
Reclaim Floor
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
28

Attempting to lift a roll of carpet from the floor.

The roll was stuck underneath another roll of carpet and the employee didn 't realize it. As he pulled to lift the carpet the resistance caused him to injure himself.

Low back strain.

Resistance due to the roll being stuck under another roll caused him to strain his back.

Low back strain from lifting roll of carpet.

Job description
Lift Truck Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
493110 — Private warehousing and storage, general merchandise
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
158
Total hours worked
326665
EIN
581338471
Establishment ID
986917
Employer case #
1
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:00:00.000
Submitted
08FEB24:16:17:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.