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Dalton, GA —

OSHA Injury Report: Plant 79

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Plant 79 in 2456 Yeager Drive SW, Dalton, GA 30720 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was backhaul Driver MonFri in general Freight Trucking, long-distance, truckload TL.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Plant 79
Parent company
Shaw Industries Group Inc.
Street
2456 Yeager Drive SW
City
Dalton
State
GA
ZIP
30720
On-site location
Backhaul location Peytons in Cleveland TN

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
90

Before the incident

Pulling a pin on the 5th wheel of a tractor

What happened

Pulling a pin on the 5th wheel and felt a pop in the shoulder

Injury or illness

Felt a pop in the shoulder and burning stinging pain

Object or substance involved

N a

Summary line

Felt a pop in the shoulder and burning stinging pain N a

Employee and industry

Job description
Backhaul Driver MonFri
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
484121 — General Freight Trucking, long-distance, truckload TL
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
102
Total hours worked
593698
EIN
581032521
Establishment ID
137995
Employer case #
2025-6508

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:09
Time of incident
16:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:15:00:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.