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OSHA Injury Report: Northwest Hardwoods Inc

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Northwest Hardwoods Inc in 657 76th St SW, Byron Center, MI 49315 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lumber Grader in lumber, hardwood dimension, resawing purchased lumber.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Northwest Hardwoods Inc
Parent company
Northwest Hardwoods
Street
657 76th St SW
City
Byron Center
State
MI
ZIP
49315
On-site location
On lumber pull chain

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Pulling lumber

What happened

Employee was getting behind on pulling lumber into his cart. He reached back to grab the board. He pulled board toward cart and ran hand along board causing his to get a sliver.

Injury or illness

Sliver

Object or substance involved

sliver to left hand

Summary line

Foreign object (Sliver) in left hand and wrist

Employee and industry

Job description
Lumber Grader
SOC code
51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
NAICS code
321912 — Lumber, hardwood dimension, resawing purchased lumber
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
34
Total hours worked
87632
EIN
452065401
Establishment ID
938111
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:05:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
24JAN24:20:21:00

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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.