Carrollton, GA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Carrollton Copper Rod Mill
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Carrollton Copper Rod Mill in 372 Central High Road, Carrollton, GA 30117 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator Assistant in wire & Cable.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Carrollton Copper Rod Mill
- Parent company
- Southwire
- Street
- 372 Central High Road
- City
- Carrollton
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30117
- On-site location
- Furnace tap hole - upper launder dog-leg cover.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 72
Before the incident
Standing at work site troubleshooting stuck equipment with co-workers.
What happened
Co-workers #1 & #2 were pulling on the chain hoist to lift and remove the upper launder dog-leg cover in order to remove obstructions but the cover was stuck; co-worker #3 was using a jack hammer to break the seal and raise the cover. As injured team member was passing by from working on hanging furnace A-row burners in place he noticed Co-workers #1 #2 and #3 trying to lift the cover with difficulty and stated that they may have to burn the seal off due to copper build up that was keeping the lid from being removed. At that point the pressure of the chain caused a 3-lb. piece of copper to break off. The copper piece then became an airborne projectile striking and injured team member in the right side of jaw line resulting in fractures of jaw.
Injury or illness
Nature of Injury Illness:: Fracture; Body Part(s):: Head - Cheek(Right)
Object or substance involved
3 lb piece of jagged copper became a projectile when it broke free during removal of furnace upper launder lid.
Summary line
Nature of Injury Illness:: Fracture; Cause of Injury Illness::Struck Or Inj By Falling Or Flying Object; Body Part(s):: Head - Cheek(Right); Object Substance:: 3 lb piece of jagged copper became a projectile when it broke free during removal of f
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator Assistant
- SOC code
- 51-4199: Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 331420: Wire & Cable
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 131
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 302,485
- Establishment ID
- 995775
- Employer case #
- US-COPPER-
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:45
- Time of incident
- 18:20
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
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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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