Shaw Industries, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Avulsions, enucleations — CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Shaw Industries, Inc. in CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA
Employer Shaw Industries, Inc. Report ID 2017109915
Address 616 Duvall Rd City, State ZIP CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA 30705
Event Date October 15, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 314110 Inspection # 1272521
GPS Coordinates 34.78000, -84.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assisting with carpet roll wrapping. He was starting to roll on the wrap cradle when his hands were caught in loose carpet and pulled into the wrap cradle. He suffered bilateral contusions to both arms, muscle trauma, and an avulsion to the right side of his face near his eye.

Incident Summary

On October 15, 2017, a worker at Shaw Industries, Inc. in CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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