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OSHA Injury Report: West Fraser LLC - Leola

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at West Fraser LLC - Leola in 1400 Main St, Leola, AR 72084 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was chipper Operator in dimension lumber, made from logs or bolts.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
West Fraser LLC - Leola
Parent company
West Fraser LLC
Street
1400 Main St
City
Leola
State
AR
ZIP
72084
On-site location
Chipper

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Chipper Operator had a choke-up (Upset Condition) in strip chipper. Employee called for assistance to help clear choke-up. Once the choke up was cleared another employee was operating strip chipper in manual to make sure it was working properly.

What happened

The Chipper Operator stood on the mid-rail of the railing and was leaning over the edge of the vibrator to see if there were any problems. A long strip began feeding into the vibrator and the trail end of the board raised up and striking the chipper operator in the forehead.

Injury or illness

Operator received a laceration above the left eye.

Object or substance involved

a long strip board feeding into the vibrator

Summary line

Laceration Forehead (Stiches

Employee and industry

Job description
Chipper Operator
SOC code
51-7041 — Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
NAICS code
321113 — Dimension lumber, made from logs or bolts
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
149
Total hours worked
407647
EIN
721489951
Establishment ID
1067323
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:30:00.000
Time of incident
21:25:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
04JAN24:21:14:00

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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.