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OSHA Injury Report: Chinese Camp Sawmill

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Chinese Camp Sawmill in 14333 Perricone Rd, Chinese Camp, CA 95309 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was chipper Hog Operator in lumber, hardwood dimension, made from logs or bolts.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Chinese Camp Sawmill
Parent company
Sierra pacific Industries
Street
14333 Perricone Rd
City
Chinese Camp
State
CA
ZIP
95309
On-site location
Sawmill:Specialty

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
101

Before the incident

Unjamming the Chipper knives

What happened

[REDACTED] noticed a jam up of boards chips and debris from the outfeed of the chipper. [REDACTED] locked out and raised the hood that covers the knives and started to blow out the knives with the compressed air wand. He grabbed a spud wrench around 12 long and began to bank the wood loose when the wrench became wedged in the knives his hand slipped and his finger hit the blade

Injury or illness

Fracture Rt Finger

Object or substance involved

Chipper knives and a wrench

Summary line

Fracture: Ring finger Right struck by object

Employee and industry

Job description
Chipper Hog Operator
SOC code
51-7041 — Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
NAICS code
321113 — Lumber, hardwood dimension, made from logs or bolts
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
130
Total hours worked
260000
Establishment ID
1118641
Employer case #
23-0021

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
10FEB24:00:51:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.