Shaw Industries Inc.

On August 14, 2025, an employee was rebuilding a tile-cutting die when their right wrist contacted the cutting blade, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.

On March 25, 2025, at approximately 12:45 PM, an employee was operating a miter saw to cut wood flooring samples. The workpiece shifted, pulling the employee's left hand into the saw blade and resulting in the amputation of the distal phalanx of the middle finger.

While performing routine maintenance on equipment an employee manually rotated the baffle bracket. The employee's fingers were pinched between a baffle and the support frame resulting in a fingertip amputation and lacerations.

An employee was operating a forklift to move a bale of yarn onto a waste scale. After aligning the yarn to the scale, the employee began to back the forklift out. The scale became caught on one of the forklift tines. The employee exited the forklift and attempted to move the yarn bale from the tine. As the bale began to shift, the employee positioned himself to provide resistance against the bale, resulting in a dislocation of the right knee.

On September 24, 2022, an employee slipped and fell to the ground after exiting a building. The employee suffered a hyperextended left knee.

An employee was operating a machine when a wire pulled his right glove resulting in amputation of the index and middle fingertips.

An employee was grinding chicken when their right index fingertip was caught in the grinder and amputated.

An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.

An employee was passing through a large metal door when the door closed on the employee, resulting in a cracked rib.

An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

After replacing an air cylinder, an employee was under a conveyor belt to move it back to center. His left arm was pulled into the conveyor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured arm.

An employee was on a roof, looking for the source of a leak. A power pump sent condensate up a vent pipe, and steam and boiling water discharged onto the employee. The employee suffered burns to their back and shoulder.

On October 25, 2024, an employee was operating a warper and had just completed a full beam. He doffed the completed beam onto the floor. The empty beam, which is stored overhead, came down as the employee's left hand was guiding the completed beam. This resulted in the amputation of the little finger.

An employee's hand and arm were caught in the rollers on a carding machine used for yarn manufacturing and were fractured.

An employee was in a warehouse moving a portable generator and pinched his right middle finger between two metal hinges, resulting in amputation at the third joint.

An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.

A casting machine jammed. An employee's hand was caught in the machine, where a belt line caught and amputated the tip of his finger.

During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.

An employee slipped on condensation on a walkway in a parking garage. She fell and suffered a closed fracture to the neck of the left femur.

An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.