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OSHA Injury Report: Plant WD

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Plant WD in Dalton, GA 30720 resulted in days away from work. Employee was utility Relief in carpet and Rug Mills.

Establishment
Plant WD
Parent company
Shaw Industries Group Inc.
Street
2305 Abutment Rd
City
Dalton
State
GA
ZIP
30720
On-site location
Coater backing applicator
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7
Days restricted or transferred
34

preparing a new roll of backing on the coater

On [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] two associates were preparing a new roll of backing on the coater During the process [REDACTED] was responsible for placing the backing pole sleeve on the backing pole on the east side of the roll [REDACTED] realized that the sleeve could not fit into the core due to a damaged end on the core While attempting to adjust the backing pole sleeve [REDACTED] 2 simultaneously started to actuate the backing lift arms [REDACTED]s middle and index finger on his right hand became caught between the backing pole sleeve and the backing lift arm Immediate first aid was provided on site and [REDACTED] was subsequently sent to the emergency room for further assessment and treatment

Laceration to middle and index finger on right hand

backing pole sleeve and the backing lift arm

Laceration to middle and index finger on right hand backing pole sleeve and the backing lift arm

Job description
Utility Relief
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
314110 — Carpet and Rug Mills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
672
Total hours worked
1240108
EIN
581032521
Establishment ID
138027
Employer case #
202355600
Date of incident
Shift started
23:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:18:00.000
Submitted
17JAN24:20:28:00

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.