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OSHA Injury Report: Caperton Furnitureworks LLC

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Caperton Furnitureworks LLC in 5270 Valley Road, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in furniture, wood household-type, not upholstered (except TV and radio housings, and sewing machine cabinets), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Caperton Furnitureworks LLC
Parent company
Caperton Furnitureworks
Street
5270 Valley Road
City
Berkeley Springs
State
WV
ZIP
25411
On-site location
Shop- Milling Dept.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
12

Before the incident

Standing in the work path of employees offloading plywood.

What happened

Coworker 1 removed full sheet of plywood from an elevated rack and began to pass the plywood off to coworker 2 as this employee was standing in the travel path of plywood when coworker 1 lost control of the plywood and it struck employee in the left neck and left shoulder.

Injury or illness

Strain to left side of neck and left shoulder clavical region.

Object or substance involved

4 'x8 'x1 4 sheet of plywood.

Summary line

Neck & left shoulder pain- struck by plywood.

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
337122 — Furniture, wood household-type, not upholstered (except TV and radio housings, and sewing machine cabinets), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
170
Total hours worked
284332
EIN
550747153
Establishment ID
70408
Employer case #
2023-6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26JAN24:15:58:00

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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.