Amputations

Name: Amputations at MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
Start: 12/19/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20211210902 · 12/19/2021 · MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location: 106 JOHN BANKSTON DRIVE, SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA, 30747
NAICS: 314110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a waste container on a dust collector. The employee went to remove a string from the dust collector and his hand was pulled into the rotary valve, resulting in amputations to two fingertips on his right hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown