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OSHA Injury Report: Tanner Lumber Company Norton

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Tanner Lumber Company Norton in 1154 Buckhannon Pike, Norton, WV 26241 resulted in days away from work. Employee was forklift Operator in lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Tanner Lumber Company Norton
Parent company
Tanner Lumber Company LLC
Street
1154 Buckhannon Pike
City
Norton
State
WV
ZIP
26241
On-site location
In the warehouse

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
51

Before the incident

The employee was stacking lumber into a metal rack the lumber had sticks between each layer for the purpose of air passage through the lumber

What happened

The employee grabbed a board at the end with his left hand instead of from the side as he was trained. His hand was between the board and the headboard of the metal rack when it was struck by the metal rack

Injury or illness

The employee broke the bone between the knuckle and first joint on his left hand

Object or substance involved

It was a combination of the board and the metal rack

Summary line

Left hand struck by board and metal rack broken bone

Employee and industry

Job description
Forklift Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
423310 — Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
30
Total hours worked
55218
EIN
550731872
Establishment ID
670101
Employer case #
2023-1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Submitted
21FEB24:13:21:00

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Source

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