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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024076775 · 7/25/2024 · SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location
1015 Industrial Blvd, RINGGOLD, GEORGIA, 30736
NAICS
314110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While performing routine maintenance on equipment an employee manually rotated the baffle bracket. The employee's fingers were pinched between a baffle and the support frame resulting in a fingertip amputation and lacerations.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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