Dalton, GA —
OSHA Injury Report: Plant WD
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Plant WD in Dalton, GA 30720 resulted in days away from work. Employee was creeler Operator in carpet and Rug Mills.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Plant WD
- Parent company
- Shaw Industries Group Inc.
- Street
- 2305 Abutment Rd
- City
- Dalton
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30720
- On-site location
- Tufter Beam machine 46
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 60
- Days restricted or transferred
- 120
Before the incident
Cutting a roll to doff on machine 46
What happened
Associate was picking up empty backing core to place on roll up on Tufting machine 46 She was only picking up one end of the core with help on the other end The associate started a new roll and was watching her trainee thread up a needle When the associate pressed her left hand against a post she noticed a little pain in the bottom of her palm Associate said that she doesnt know what caused the pain only that she noticed it after she picked up the backing core Associate was given bio freeze and returned to work Associate does not need to see a nurse at this time
Injury or illness
pain to the palm of her left hand
Object or substance involved
lifting an empty backing core
Summary line
pain to the palm of her left hand lifting an empty backing core
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Creeler Operator
- SOC code
- 51-6064 — Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 314110 — Carpet and Rug Mills
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 672
- Total hours worked
- 1240108
- EIN
- 581032521
- Establishment ID
- 138027
- Employer case #
- 202354086
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 16:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 17JAN24:20:28:00
Source
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.