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OSHA Injury Report: Plant WD

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Plant WD in 2305 Abutment Rd, Dalton, GA 30720 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was sewOn Operator in carpet and Rug Mills.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Plant WD
Parent company
Shaw Industries Group Inc.
Street
2305 Abutment Rd
City
Dalton
State
GA
ZIP
30720
On-site location
At sew on at the Kuster

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Threading the sewing machine

What happened

Was threading the sewing machine and another associate mis heard the instruction and turn the machine on and the needle went through her finger

Injury or illness

Puncture by a sewing machine needle on the left index finger

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

Puncture by a sewing machine needle on the left index finger Needle

Employee and industry

Job description
SewOn Operator
SOC code
51-6031 — Sewing Machine Operators
NAICS code
314110 — Carpet and Rug Mills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
672
Total hours worked
1240108
EIN
581032521
Establishment ID
138027
Employer case #
202355357

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
17JAN24:20:28:00

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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.