Dalton, GA —
OSHA Injury Report: Plant WM
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Plant WM in Dalton, GA 30720 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was blending Operator in artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Fila.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Plant WM
- Parent company
- Shaw Industries Group Inc.
- Street
- 902 N. Hamilton Street
- City
- Dalton
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30720
- On-site location
- By Silo 1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 6
Before the incident
Hooking a hose up to a connector
What happened
S Blending associate reported feeling a sharp pain in his lower back while hooking up a resin hose line to Silo 1 O The associate stated he felt the pain while hooking the hose to a coupling The connector he was connecting to sits a little lower than the other couplings The associate commented he had been connecting more hoses than usual [REDACTED] The associate was sent to see the plant nurse A An ice pack was placed on the affected area and he was given OTC medication He was advised in the future to concentrate on bending his knees to get to a lower level instead of bending over at the waist P Add this incident to the Phase II Tier board so it can be shared across all 4 shifts Remind the associate to get help on those days when he is having to attach more hoses than what is normal
Injury or illness
Pain and strain to mid lower back
Object or substance involved
Lifting resin hose
Summary line
Pain strain to mid lower back Lifting resin hose
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Blending Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9023 — Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 325220 — Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Fila
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 323
- Total hours worked
- 749911
- EIN
- 581032521
- Establishment ID
- 138031
- Employer case #
- 202354170
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 9:20:00.000
- 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.