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Shaw Industries Group, Inc

NAICS314110 EventCollision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway SourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

An employee was operating a standup forklift and following a training mentor that was operating another lift truck. The vehicle in front stopped and as the employee went to move…
Crushing injuries Foot (feet), unspecified Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc

NAICS314110 EventContact with hot objects or substances SourceMachinery, unspecified

An employee was troubleshooting equipment when their hand was caught on the belt and their arm was pulled in, up to the forearm. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations and…
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Multiple upper extremities locations, unspecified Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc

NAICS314110 EventFall on same level, unspecified SourceFloor, n.e.c.

An employee entered a trailer to finalize the load for shipment. After placing the final product, a 5-gallon pail, on the floor and inspecting other items, they turned to…
Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc

NAICS314110 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation SourceTextile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

An employee was working on a piece of equipment that cuts rolled finished goods. As the rolled product conveyed down the line, the employee placed the customer's shipping document…
Amputations Fingertip(s) Amputation
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS313111 EventCaught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified SourceRamps, loading docks, dock plates

On February 3, 2023, an employee was placing and adjusting dock plates when his finger was caught on a case of yarn. This prevented the dock plate from extending properly…
Fractures Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS314110 EventStruck by object or equipment, unspecified SourceReels, rolls, spools, coils, cones

An employee was standing next to a stretch wrap station where rolls of backing are unloaded from a doff truck. As the employee walked between the doff truck and the…
Fractures Multiple pelvic region locations Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS321918 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning SourceWashers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

On February 2, 2022, an employee was removing dust from a dust collection system when two of their left-hand fingers made contact with a paddle device on the dust…
Amputations Fingertip(s) Amputation
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SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.

NAICS314110 EventPart of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident SourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

An employee was driving a stand-up lift truck through a warehouse area. As she maneuvered the vehicle to pick up a pallet of product, her arm struck a storage…
Fractures Arm(s), unspecified Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS314110 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning SourceSpecial process machinery, unspecified

An employee was clearing a product jam on the production line when their hand was struck by a cutting mechanism that trims product to size. The employee sustained amputations to…
Amputations Fingertip(s) Amputation
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS333514 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning SourceMachinery, unspecified

An employee cleared a jam in the heat set on a machine. The employee removed the lock out device and energized the machine. The employee then removed the guard to…
Amputations Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Hospitalized Amputation
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS493110 EventPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified SourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

An employee was sweeping a warehouse floor. A powered industrial truck ran over the employee's right foot, breaking bones.
Fractures Foot (feet), unspecified Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS313111 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation SourceTextile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified

An employee was operating a tufting machine when their left arm was caught between the yard feed rollers and fractured.
Fractures Arm(s), unspecified Hospitalized
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SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.

NAICS314110 EventContact with hot objects or substances SourcePlastics, resins, n.e.c.

An employee was changing a pressure transducer on an extruder barrel when hot polyester polymer released due to a pressure buildup, causing severe burns to the employee's right arm…
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Multiple body parts, n.e.c. Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS313111 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation SourceTextile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified

An employee was repairing a broken yard end. While he was untying yarn ends to remove a yarn wrap from a 4-inch feed roller, the roller cycled, pinching the…
Amputations Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Amputation
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS314110 EventExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue SourceDrain and oven cleaners

An employee had been trying to clear a clogged drain with drain cleaner. As the employee was using compressed air to clear the drain, the drain cleaner sprayed out and…
Second degree chemical burns and corrosions Multiple face locations Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS314110 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation SourcePackaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

An employee was working at a stretch wrapper, applying stretch wrap to a 6-foot-wide tufted roll of carpet. His vest and jacket got caught and were pulled between…
Other burns, unspecified Multiple body parts, n.e.c. Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc

NAICS314110 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation SourceGrinders, abraders

An employee was fabricating a mount for a conveyor cylinder when he discovered a burr on the short side of a 3-inch by 5-inch piece of metal. He…
Avulsions, enucleations Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS493110 EventPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified SourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

The injured employee was walking from a staging area to a receiving bullpen while talking to a forklift operator who was at the dockside of a forklift aisle. A second…
Fractures Toes(s), toenail(s) Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS314110 EventOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet SourceCatwalks

An employee was on a catwalk performing a clutch check. While stepping off the catwalk, the employee fell approximately 8 inches to the concrete floor, striking the right elbow and…
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Multiple body parts, n.e.c. Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS314110 EventFall on same level due to tripping over an object SourceFloor, n.e.c.

While walking to the break room, an employee tripped over a concrete step-up and fell to the same level, fracturing the right patella.
Fractures Knee(s) Hospitalized
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SHAW INDUSTRIES Group Inc., Plant SP

NAICS314110 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation SourceGrinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.

An employee was operating a vertical sander to sand rough edges on a guard/rail when the sander cut and amputated his left thumb.
Amputations Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Hospitalized Amputation
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SHAW INDUSTRIES Group Inc., Plant SP

NAICS314110 EventFall on same level due to tripping over an object SourceFloor, n.e.c.

While an employee was pulling out secondary backing to make a waste collection bag at the scales for warp waste, the employee's feet became tangled in waste on the…
Fractures Hip(s) and leg(s) Hospitalized
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SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.

NAICS314110 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning SourceTextile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

An employee was removing excess yarn from a yarn package (a roll of yarn) inside a cabling machine. He held the excess yarn in his right hand, and as he…
Amputations Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Amputation
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS314110 EventStruck by dislodged flying object, particle SourceNails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers

An employee was helping to line up two walls that would be nailed together. A nail from the nail gun hit a knot in the wood. The nail ricocheted, hitting…
Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders Hospitalized
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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

NAICS313111 EventStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. SourceTextile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

With the assistance of other employees, the injured employee was relocating a tufting machine. The employees were in the process of leveling the machine by inserting metal leveling plates under…
Fractures Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Hospitalized
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