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OSHA Injury Report: USA Dalton GA IVC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at USA Dalton GA IVC in 101 IVC Dr, Dalton, GA 30721 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Lead in resilient.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
USA Dalton GA IVC
Parent company
Mohawk Industries
Street
101 IVC Dr
City
Dalton
State
GA
ZIP
30721
On-site location
Typhoon Room 1 and 2 Fin Dept

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

Employee was about to go to lunch when he noticed a smell.

What happened

Two maintenance team members had conducted work on a Kaeser blower motor and resumed operation. Very shortly afterward they noticed something smelling hot burning and determined it to be from the same one. They shut down the power and were investigating when one of them opened a drain valve causing hot oil to release from a line it had burned through spraying them.

Injury or illness

Sustained 2nd degree burns to the palm thumb and fingers of his right hand.

Object or substance involved

Hot oil

Summary line

Burn of Hand - Directly harmed by: Exposures - LIQUIDS

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Lead
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
326199 — Resilient
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
520
Total hours worked
1088583
EIN
521604305
Establishment ID
714169
Employer case #
7

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:30:00.000
Time of incident
13:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:16:12:00

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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.