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OSHA Injury Report: West Fraser, Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at West Fraser, Inc. in 2100 Industrial Blvd, Opelika, AL 36801 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forklift 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
CDK 1 South side

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

Removing green 2x4x12 board from top of middle pack with kiln stick

What happened

2x4x12 single board fell and landed vertically TM backed away from board and tripped over a kiln cart landing on their back

Injury or illness

Back Pain

Object or substance involved

Kiln Cart Beam

Summary line

Back Pain

Employee and industry

Job description
Forklift Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
321113 — Sawmills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
132
Total hours worked
309410
EIN
721489951
Establishment ID
848867
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
5:15:00.000
Submitted
27FEB24:22:22:00

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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.