DALTON, GEORGIA—
Mohawk Industries
Contact with hot objects or substances · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Mohawk Industries, 2001 Antioch Road, DALTON, GEORGIA 30721 on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee suffered second and third degree burns to the chest, right arm, torso, and right foot when struck by hot water from the Jensen Vat Dryer machine. A short in the conduit caused the dryer door to open and spray the hot water.
More severe injuries at Mohawk Industries
SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA—
Mohawk Industries
On May 27, 2025, an employee had been sweeping the floor around the sort and grind line conveyor. She was wiping down the frame of the conveyor when her right arm was drawn up between the conveyor belt and the snub roller underneath the conveyor. She sustained fractures to her upper and lower arm.
CALHOUN, GEORGIA—
Mohawk Industries
On July 12, 2023, a maintenance employee was troubleshooting the actuator valve on a robot cell for the binder material gravity-feed system. He was checking the valve for clogs or debris when his right index finger was caught by the actuated ball valve, causing a partial fingertip amputation.
EMMAUS, PENNSYLVANIA—
Mohawk Industries
An employee was in the trailer pulling a piece of rolled product off the trailer when he lost his footing and fell onto the concrete ground. It was raining and the back of the trailer was wet at the time. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur and left wrist requiring hospitalization and surgery.
CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA—
Mohawk Industries
An employee was performing maintenance on a yarn twister machine. When the employee started up the machine, it caught and amputated the employee's left little finger.
MELBOURNE, ARKANSAS—
Mohawk Industries
Two machine operators were clearing a jam in a feeder machine. When the jam was removed the lever that drops the feeder chains was activated and the feeder chains dropped on the injured employee's left hand. The injured employee sustained deep puncture/lacerations and a compression injury to the left hand.
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