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Dalton, GA —

OSHA Injury Report: Plant 4

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Plant 4 in 2225 S Hamilton Ext., Dalton, GA 30720 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was dyeing Operator in carpet and Rug Mills.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Plant 4
Parent company
Shaw Industries Group Inc.
Street
2225 S Hamilton Ext.
City
Dalton
State
GA
ZIP
30720
On-site location
South side of KFA catwalk

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
50

Before the incident

In the process of going to a dumpster to empty a bucket of lint

What happened

Associate reported that he had tried to get an appointment with [REDACTED] Family Health Center and was told he would have to see a nurse or HR before he could get an appointment When I asked the associate why he said that he had slipped and fell on [REDACTED] while working on 2nd shift The associated said he hit his left should on a guard rail when he slipped Associate said his shoulder was hurting and wanted to see a Doctor

Injury or illness

Associate slipped on the step up to the catwalk causing pain

Object or substance involved

from hitting it on a guardrail

Summary line

[REDACTED] slipped on the step up to the catwalk causing pain from hitting it on a guardrail

Employee and industry

Job description
Dyeing Operator
SOC code
51-6063 — Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
314110 — Carpet and Rug Mills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
698
Total hours worked
1410977
EIN
581032521
Establishment ID
137966
Employer case #
202355521

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
19:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
17JAN24:20:27:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.