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Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Shaw Industries Group, Inc. in ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Shaw Industries Group, Inc. Report ID 2023021130
Address 7195 Adairsville Hwy 140 City, State ZIP ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA 30103
Event Date February 3, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 313111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.38000, -84.94000

Incident Narrative

On February 3, 2023, an employee was placing and adjusting dock plates when his finger was caught on a case of yarn. This prevented the dock plate from extending properly into the trailer, and it pinched and fractured three of the employee's fingers. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 3, 2023, a worker at Shaw Industries Group, Inc. in ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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