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OSHA Injury Report: West Fraser, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at West Fraser, Inc. in 2100 Industrial Blvd, Opelika, AL 36801 resulted in days away from work. Employee was kiln Operator in sawmills.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
West Fraser, Inc.
Parent company
West Fraser, Inc.
Street
2100 Industrial Blvd
City
Opelika
State
AL
ZIP
36801
On-site location
Batch Kiln South End

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
33
Days restricted or transferred
108

Before the incident

Assisting forklift operator in adjusting packages of 4x4x12

What happened

Worker was spotting forklift operator and a 4x4x12ft board fell off kiln charge making contact with hard hat

Injury or illness

Back Neck and Shoulder Pain

Object or substance involved

4x4x12 Green Board

Summary line

Back Neck Shoulder Pain

Employee and industry

Job description
Kiln Operator
SOC code
51-9051 — Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
321113 — Sawmills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
132
Total hours worked
309410
EIN
721489951
Establishment ID
848867
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:30:00.000
Submitted
27FEB24:22:10:00

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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.