Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA
| Employer | Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Report ID | 2020032545 |
| Address | 616 Duvall Rd | City, State ZIP | CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA 30705 |
| Event Date | March 18, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 313111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.78000, -84.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was repairing a broken yard end. While he was untying yarn ends to remove a yarn wrap from a 4-inch feed roller, the roller cycled, pinching the tip of his right thumb between a 2-inch tension roller and the 4-inch feed roller. He suffered an amputation to the thumb.
Incident Summary
On March 18, 2020, a worker at Shaw Industries Group, Inc. in CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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