UNION CITY, GEORGIA—
Southern Mills, Inc.
Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Southern Mills, Inc., 6501 Mall Blvd, UNION CITY, GEORGIA 30291 on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee lost consciousness and fell, hitting her head on the floor and suffering a head injury. She was hospitalized.
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SENOIA, GEORGIA—
SOUTHERN MILLS, INC.
An employee was using the roll buffer machine to buff cots at the yarn plant. They were using an air hose to blow off the cots and suffered partial amputations to their left index and middle fingers from the buffing wheel.
SENOIA, GEORGIA—
Southern Mills, Inc.
An employee was repairing a yarn break. A filament of yarn waste from a package wrapped around the employee's thumb and a nearby, rotating, pre-tensioning shaft. Due to the strength of the filament yarn, the employee's right thumb was partially amputated.
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