LAGRANGE, GEORGIA—
Milliken & Company
Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Milliken & Company, 300 Lukken Industrial Blvd. West, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA 30240 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting the lack of tar movement going from a tank truck to a storage tank when the flex hose disconnected and sprayed him with hot tar. He suffered burns to his right foot, right leg, both arms, and face.
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NICHOLLS, GEORGIA—
Milliken & Company
An employee was clearing yarn that had wrapped around a gear-driven conveyor belt when his left arm got pulled between the belt and a roller. The employee sustained a fractured arm, as well as lacerations and abrasions.
LAGRANGE, GEORGIA—
MILLIKEN & COMPANY
On February 26, 2024, an employee tripped over a pallet and fell to the concrete ground. He suffered a broken hip.
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Milliken & Company
An employee was cleaning out a dust collection system. The employee's flashlight fell into a chute leading to an auger system; as the employee was retrieving it, the rotating auger amputated his lower right arm.
LAGRANGE, GEORGIA—
Milliken & Company
An employee was in a warehouse, operating a powered industrial truck, when his left leg was caught between the truck and a support beam. The leg was amputated from the calf down.
NICHOLLS, GEORGIA—
Milliken & Company
An employee was trimming excess yarn off of the package. The excess yarn became entangled in his hand and fell back through the guide slot in the guard as the employee was cutting it. After falling through the guide slot, the yarn began to wrap around the over feed, pulling his hand against the guard causing the amputation of the left thumb, a laceration on the left pinky finger, and crushing the left ring finger.
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