DALTON, GEORGIA—
Mohawk Industries, Inc
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Mohawk Industries, Inc, 207 Phelps Road Southeast, DALTON, GEORGIA 30721 on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
On March 9, 2022, an employee was pulling the ends of packages from a buggy packed with yarn products. Her feet became tangled in the yarn strings hanging from the packages, and she fell to the floor, landing on her right knee. She suffered a broken hip.
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