DALTON, GEORGIA—
Garland Sales, Inc.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Garland Sales, Inc., 1800 Antioch Rd. , DALTON, GEORGIA 30721 on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working on a cutting table when a roll of carpet fell off a forklift and struck the employee, who suffered multiple spinal fractures.
More severe injuries at Garland Sales, Inc.
DALTON, GEORGIA—
GARLAND SALES, INC.
On November 13, 2024, an employee was operating an automatic roller. She reached with her right hand to place a label on a carpet roll when the machine pulled her arm into the carpet roll, resulting in a fractured arm.
DALTON, GEORGIA—
Garland Sales, Inc.
On May 1, 2024, an employee's left hand became caught in a tufting machine, resulting in the amputation of four fingers.
DALTON, GEORGIA—
Garland Sales, Inc.
An employee was attempting to free a piece of carpet that was jammed on a cut table when the table blade contacted the employee's hand, resulting in the partial amputation of the employee's right index and middle fingers. The cut table was guarded at the time of the incident.
DALTON, GEORGIA—
Garland Sales, Inc.
An employee was hospitalized after a piece of plastic from the insert of a carpet roll broke off and punctured the employee's left eye.
DALTON, GEORGIA—
Garland Sales Inc.
While working on a cross cutter machine, the employee sustained a partial amputation on the middle and ring fingers of his right hand.
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