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OSHA Injury Report: West Fraser Bemidji

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at West Fraser Bemidji in 4409 northwood rd nw, Solway, MN 56678 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was production Operator in oSB (oriented strandboard) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
West Fraser Bemidji
Parent company
West Fraser
Street
4409 northwood rd nw
City
Solway
State
MN
ZIP
56678
On-site location
Woodroom

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Member was using an overhead bridge crane to hoist remove a dried-out log from machinery.

What happened

The log broke while being lifted and metal cable came off end of log hitting member above right eye between the eyes.

Injury or illness

Facial Laceration

Object or substance involved

Metal wire choker cable

Summary line

Face struck by metal wire

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
321219 — OSB (oriented strandboard) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
140
Total hours worked
292806
EIN
208186082
Establishment ID
931594
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:50:00.000
Time of incident
6:58:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:18:46:00

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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.