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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 machine 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
Planer Trimmer operator side

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
43

Before the incident

Correcting broke lumber on scraper chains with pike pole

What happened

Pike pole contacted chain catching pike pole tip and causing TM to lose balance and fall

Injury or illness

Left Hip pain

Object or substance involved

Steel Beam on the side of conveyor

Summary line

Hip Pain

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
132
Total hours worked
309410
EIN
721489951
Establishment ID
848867
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
12:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:12:00.000
Submitted
27FEB24:22:25:00

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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.