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OSHA Injury Report: Plant 78

Hearing loss · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a hearing loss at Plant 78 in 136 East Frontage Rd., Aiken, SC 29805 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was twisting Operator in artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Fila.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Plant 78
Parent company
Shaw Industries Group Inc.
Street
136 East Frontage Rd.
City
Aiken
State
SC
ZIP
29805
On-site location
Twisting Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Hearing loss (code 5)

Before the incident

Associate experience hearing loss from noise exposer and wearing improper PPE

What happened

Associate was not retested within 30 days over original testing

Injury or illness

Hearing loss on the right ear

Object or substance involved

Noise exposure

Summary line

Hearing loss on the right ear Noise exposure

Employee and industry

Job description
Twisting Operator
SOC code
51-6064 — Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
325220 — Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Fila
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
828
Total hours worked
1783782
EIN
581032521
Establishment ID
137994
Employer case #
202456302

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
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.