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OSHA Injury Report: West Fraser Newberry

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at West Fraser Newberry in 3287 College Street, Newberry, SC 29108 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sawmill Canter Operator in custom sawmills.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
West Fraser Newberry
Parent company
West Fraser Newberry
Street
3287 College Street
City
Newberry
State
SC
ZIP
29108
On-site location
Sawmill

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
50
Days restricted or transferred
159

Before the incident

Assisting with a saw change operating an overhead hoist.

What happened

Employe was assisting a saw change when the overhead hoist stalled on the track. The EE attempted to pull on the tag line to free the hoist when the tag line broke the employee fall backwards to the ground at the same level experiencing left shoulder pain.

Injury or illness

Pain to the left shoulder that resulted to rotator cuff surgery.

Object or substance involved

The Ground

Summary line

Employe was assisting a saw change when the overhead hoist stalled on the track. The EE attempted to pull on the tag line to free the hoist when the tag line broke the employee fall backwards to the ground at the same level experiencing left shoulder pain

Employee and industry

Job description
Sawmill Canter Operator
SOC code
51-7041 — Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
NAICS code
321113 — Custom sawmills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
171
Total hours worked
401523
EIN
721489951
Establishment ID
1182407
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:45
Time of incident
6:16
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:16:45:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.