Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
Start: 10/15/2024

1 amputation · 2024109599 · 10/15/2024 · MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Picking, carding, combing machinery
Secondary source: Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name: MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location: 1811 South Hamilton St., DALTON, GEORGIA, 30720
NAICS: 321918
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 15, 2024, a utility employee was removing fiber from a drum on a 2-meter fiber line. The drum caught the employee's left thumb, resulting in a partial medical amputation at the first knuckle.

Source

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