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Mohawk Industries

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CALHOUN, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mohawk Industries in CALHOUN, GEORGIA
Employer Mohawk Industries Report ID 2023076178
Address 296 South Industrial Blvd. City, State ZIP CALHOUN, GEORGIA 30701
Event Date July 12, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Valves, nozzles
Industry (NAICS) 314110 Inspection # 1685108
GPS Coordinates 34.47000, -84.94000

Incident Narrative

On July 12, 2023, a maintenance employee was troubleshooting the actuator valve on a robot cell for the binder material gravity-feed system. He was checking the valve for clogs or debris when his right index finger was caught by the actuated ball valve, causing a partial fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2023, a worker at Mohawk Industries in CALHOUN, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with valves, nozzles identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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