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OSHA Injury Report: Kretz Lumber Co., Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Kretz Lumber Co., Inc. in W11143 COUNTY ROAD G, Antigo, WI 54409 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator in sawmills.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kretz Lumber Co., Inc.
Parent company
Kretz Lumber Co., Inc.
Street
W11143 COUNTY ROAD G
City
Antigo
State
WI
ZIP
54409
On-site location
Ripsaw

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Operating a [REDACTED].

What happened

Employee bent over to pick up a piece of wood and the ripsaw kicked back a piece of wood that hit the employee.

Injury or illness

Laceration.

Object or substance involved

Ripsaw.

Summary line

Employee was feeding the ripsaw when a piece of lath (small board) kicked back and lacerated her right side above her hip around the belt line.

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-7041 — Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
NAICS code
321113 — Sawmills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
78
Total hours worked
159558
EIN
390888340
Establishment ID
1115126
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30:00.000
Time of incident
13:25:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:20:21:00

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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.