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OSHA Injury Report: Plant 8S

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Plant 8S in 4401 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29210 resulted in days away from work. Employee was reliability Tech C in artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Fila.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Plant 8S
Parent company
Shaw Industries Group Inc.
Street
4401 St. Andrews Road
City
Columbia
State
SC
ZIP
29210
On-site location
ZIP Extrusion First floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

Individual was removing a chuck wrap from a winder

What happened

Mechanic was cutting a package from a chuck wrap on [REDACTED] 1 right winder Individual was reaching under the winder with his blade to cut the wrap loose As he held the chuck he was bringing the blade back towards him and made contact with the top back portion of his right thumb close to the back knuckle area

Injury or illness

A cut to the top of the employees right thumb towards the back knuckle

Object or substance involved

hook blade contacting hand

Summary line

A cut to the top of the employees right thumb towards the back knuckle hook blade contacting hand

Employee and industry

Job description
Reliability Tech C
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
325220 — Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Fila
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
425
Total hours worked
976538
EIN
581032521
Establishment ID
138004
Employer case #
202354307

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:10:00.000
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.