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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 forklift Operator 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
In mill yard by stack infeed

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Unbanding a unit to put up on infeed deck.

What happened

Employee was climbing up in forklift and pulled door to close and his left fingers were in door jam causing it to smash finger.

Injury or illness

Laceration to index finger

Object or substance involved

Door jam on forklift

Summary line

Employee smashed left finger in forklift door jam

Employee and industry

Job description
Forklift Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
321912 — Lumber, hardwood dimension, resawing purchased lumber
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
34
Total hours worked
72656
EIN
452065401
Establishment ID
938111
Employer case #
11

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
14:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
20JAN2025:17:57:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.