Carpet and Rug Mills

Industry Summary

The Carpet and Rug Mills industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.14% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 386 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 81 workers. On average over the last five years, the Carpet and Rug Mills industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (40% more) than the broader Textile Furnishings Mills Industry

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, October 24th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Dalton, GA at Shaw Industries, Inc.. A 24 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the
OSHA ID100116.015
Accident Date2017-10-15
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:45 p.m. on October 15, 2017, Employee #1 was starting a roll of carpet on the roll handler. He used his hand to start the carpet roll and, in doing so, got it caught between the live roll and idler roll on the machine. The employee was pulled between the two rolls and sustained a crushing injury to his arm and hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.
OSHA investigators arrived in Calhoun, GA on Saturday, September 2nd 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Mohawk Industries Inc. which had occured on Friday, September 1st 2017. A 41 year old woman working as a Operations & systems researcher was killed on the job when the employee was caught between machine and was killed
OSHA ID98935.015
Accident Date2017-09-01
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 8:00 p.m. on September 1, 2017, an employee was found caught between the machine and another surface, killing him. The initial report did not contain any additional information.
On Monday, October 3rd 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Eton, GA at Beaulieu Of America, Inc.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-26
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was performing a manual adjustment to the shaft of the tufting machine when the belt pulled his right hand into the machine, amputating three fingers.

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Accident Rate

5 Year Average
11.73
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 170
225%
Inspection Rate: 2.62
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 27

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