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OSHA Injury Report: Plant 8S

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Plant 8S in 4401 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29210 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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
A mezzanine in the old staple processing area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
103

Before the incident

Using an ultrasound probe to find air leaks

What happened

Associate was using ultrasound probe to find air leaks in the old staple processing area now a warehouse While walking on a mezzanine the associate was looking overhead for leaks and did not notice a concrete motor base The associate tripped and fell backwards The associate put their left arm out to stop their fall

Injury or illness

Left shoulder pain

Object or substance involved

tripping over pump base

Summary line

Left shoulder pain tripping over pump base

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 #
202355296

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:25:00.000
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.