Cartersville, GA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Plant 13
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Plant 13 in 1061 West Avenue, Cartersville, GA 30120 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was primary Process Level IV in carpet and Rug Mills.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Plant 13
- Parent company
- Shaw Industries Group Inc.
- Street
- 1061 West Avenue
- City
- Cartersville
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30120
- On-site location
- The event occurred on the beam side of Mc19
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 1
Before the incident
The associate was in the process of cleaning yarn off the wheels on a ladder
What happened
An associate was cleaning the yarn off the wheels on the ladder located on the beam side of [REDACTED] larger metal platform ladder The ladder was laid flat on the ground with the wheels up As the associate was loosening the wheel on the left side the ratchet slipped resulting with the associate bumping their right elbow on either the ladders frame or the brake release pedal The associate thought they had just bumped their funny bone and continued working Over [REDACTED] the associate was burning in and felt stiffness on their right elbow The associate glanced at their elbow and noticed a rather large lump The associate brought the injury to the team managers attention The associate was treated with rest ice and keeping the arm elevated
Injury or illness
Hematoma on the right elbow
Object or substance involved
when wrench slipped and elbow hit the ladder
Summary line
Hematoma on the right elbow when wrench slipped and elbow hit the ladder
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Primary Process Level IV
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 314110: Carpet and Rug Mills
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 401
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 835,952
- EIN
- 581032521
- Establishment ID
- 137971
- Employer case #
- 202354709
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-17
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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