2,042,423Injury reports 130,778Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Rutherfordton, NC —

OSHA Injury Report: Parton Lumber Company

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Parton Lumber Company in 251 Parton Road, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was sORTER ATTENDANT PLANER MILL in sawmills.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Parton Lumber Company
Parent company
Parton Lumber Company Inc.
Street
251 Parton Road
City
Rutherfordton
State
NC
ZIP
28139
On-site location
NEW SORTER AT THE PLANER MILL (BAY 51)

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

CLEARING A SKEWED BOARD FROM A SORTER BAY

What happened

THE BOARD WAS UNDER TENSION AS I W GRABBED THE BOARD IT RELEASED AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS UPPER LEFT LEG CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE HE STEPPED IN AN OPENING

Injury or illness

CONTUSION UPPER RIGHT THIGH

Object or substance involved

STEEL BEAM TIPPLE SHAFT

Summary line

CONTUSION UPPER RIGHT THIGH FRAME AND TIPPLE SHAFT

Employee and industry

Job description
SORTER ATTENDANT PLANER MILL
SOC code
51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
NAICS code
321113 — Sawmills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
151
Total hours worked
359412
EIN
560711418
Establishment ID
168260
Employer case #
7

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:20:46:00

More injuries at Parton Lumber Company

View Parton Lumber Company's full OSHA safety record →

More injuries in this industry (NAICS 321113)

More injuries in NC

FAYETTEVILLE, NC—

WM 8218

GREENSBORO, NC—

WM 6402

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.