SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — DALTON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. in DALTON, GEORGIA
Employer SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. Report ID 20211210379
Address 1020 RIVERBEND ROAD City, State ZIP DALTON, GEORGIA 30720
Event Date December 2, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 314110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.75000, -84.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a stand-up lift truck through a warehouse area. As she maneuvered the vehicle to pick up a pallet of product, her arm struck a storage rack and was broken.

Incident Summary

On December 2, 2021, a worker at SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. in DALTON, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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