Shaw Industries - Plant PW

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Shaw Industries - Plant PW in PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA
Employer Shaw Industries - Plant PW Report ID 2022119828
Address 445 Northport Parkway City, State ZIP PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA 31407
Event Date November 8, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(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 Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.19000, -81.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift from the training area to the parking area when they collided with a nearby storage rack. The employee's arm was caught between the rack and the forklift, resulting in lacerations and fractures to fingers on the left hand.

Incident Summary

On November 8, 2022, a worker at Shaw Industries - Plant PW in PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(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.

Context

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