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OSHA Injury Report: Plant 65

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Plant 65 in 200 Waits Drive, Andalusia, AL 36421 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was heat Set Operator in artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Fila.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Plant 65
Parent company
Shaw Industries Group Inc.
Street
200 Waits Drive
City
Andalusia
State
AL
ZIP
36421
On-site location
Plant 65 3b Heatset Stationary behind creel 305

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
4

Before the incident

Associate was picking up a package of yarn that fell from a buggy

What happened

S= Associate was pushing a buggy out of stationary A package fell off Associate bent over to pick up package Felt pain in his lower back O= Associate bent over picking up a fallen package from a buggy Felt pain in his lower back A= No first aid or medical treatment provided P= Will discuss proper lifting techniques with associate

Injury or illness

Lower back strain

Object or substance involved

bending to pick up yarn package

Summary line

Lower back strain bending to pick up yarn package

Employee and industry

Job description
Heat Set Operator
SOC code
51-4191 — Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
325220 — Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Fila
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
952
Total hours worked
1943125
EIN
581032521
Establishment ID
137991
Employer case #
202355611

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
20:00:00.000
Time of incident
19:30:00.000
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.