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OSHA Injury Report: Emerald Carpets 1915

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Emerald Carpets 1915 in Dalton, GA 30720 resulted in days away from work. 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
Lift Truck Blow Out Area
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Attempting to remove radiator cap from lift truck.

The radiator cap blew off spewing hot water onto arms chest and head.

First degree burns to arms upper chest and head.

Hot water from the lift truck radiator.

Burns to arms chest and head from hot water.

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 #
4
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:00:00.000
Submitted
09FEB24:15:48:00

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.