Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Burns and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Engineered Floors, 818 J&J Dr., DALTON, GEORGIA 30721
on — Burns and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was trying to keep the edge of a carpet from folding over and going through a steam press roller. His left hand and arm were pulled into the roller. He suffered crushing injuries and burns to the hand, arm, and bicep.
HospitalizedHand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
The injured employee and a co-worker had just finished removing a cover from a roll of carpet when the injured employee's right foot and ankle were run over by a forklift. The employee's foot was fractured.
A maintenance die mechanic was lowering a 16-foot extension ladder after inspecting a boiler. His foot became lodged between a gas line on the floor and the ladder, and he lost his balance. He suffered broken bones to his left and right legs.
An employee was trying to cut yarn from a shaft twister machine when his glove was caught on the rotating shaft, resulting in a left thumb amputation to the first joint. The machine was unguarded and not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.
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 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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 314110)
On September 10, 2025, an employee was working to fix a slipping carpet on a conveyor. He went to lift the carpet and put it back on the top rail when the conveyor belt caught his right hand and a roller subsequently caught his arm. The employee was hospitalized with a broken forearm.
On July 31, 2025, two employees were walking near a friction wash tank when a rubber gasket on top of the tank blew. Hot water mixed with 50% caustic chemical sprayed out and rained down on the employees. Both employees were brought to an emergency shower and were neutralized with vinegar. One employee was hospitalized with chemical and thermal burns to their upper back and eyes.
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.
On January 29, 2025, an employee was operating an extrusion machine. He put a broken piece of yarn on the secondary roller and his glove was pulled into the nip rollers. The employee's left little fingertip was partially amputated.
On December 20, 2024, an employee was preparing to remove the access panel for the rotary valve gear box underneath a washer in polymerization. When he began loosening the bolts from the rotary lock cover, hot water and steam pressure released and caused second-degree burns to the employees stomach, both thighs, and the left calf area.
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.
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 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.