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OSHA Injury Report: Plant 78

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Plant 78 in 136 East Frontage Rd., Aiken, SC 29805 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was heat Set 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
Associate was getting a new tube buggy from tube staging area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
53

Before the incident

[REDACTED] was pushing tube buggy when it got stuck against another buggy and associate tried to push it harder which caused pain in lower back

What happened

Employee hurt back while pushing tube buggy because it got stuck

Injury or illness

Associate felt pain in lower back

Object or substance involved

pushing tube buggy

Summary line

Associate felt pain in lower back pushing tube buggy

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
828
Total hours worked
1783782
EIN
581032521
Establishment ID
137994
Employer case #
202352096

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
3:00:00.000
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.