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Shaw Industries, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DALTON, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Shaw Industries, Inc. in DALTON, GEORGIA
Employer Shaw Industries, Inc. Report ID 20191213064
Address 1631 Abutment Road City, State ZIP DALTON, GEORGIA 30721
Event Date December 20, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Banding, baling, strapping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 314110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.73000, -84.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a horizontal fiber baling unit when the steel door to the baler closed on his left hand, amputating his left thumb tip.

Incident Summary

On December 20, 2019, a worker at Shaw Industries, Inc. in DALTON, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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