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OSHA Injury Report: Medford Particleboard

Other illness · Days away from work

On , an other illness at Medford Particleboard in Medford, OR 97501 resulted in days away from work. Employee was electrician in particleboard Mfg.

Establishment
Medford Particleboard
Parent company
Timber Products Company
Street
1418 Sage Road
City
Medford
State
OR
ZIP
97501
On-site location
Upstairs Dryer MCC
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days away from work
2

Electricians were troubleshooting the #6 [REDACTED] starting issue. EE was removing leads in the [REDACTED] to meg the motor.

Contact was made inside the breaker by a live lead coming loose on the breaker below the area where the EE was working. The live lead contacted the breakers ' mounting bolt causing an arc flash. EE was in front of the breaker when the event occurred.

Burn to face chest and hands.

Electrical arc flash

Arc flash occured while working on #6 Pallman breaker. Flash caused minor burns on EE 's hands wrists and face.

Job description
Electrician
SOC code
47-2111 — Electricians
NAICS code
321219 — Particleboard Mfg
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
121
Total hours worked
235342
EIN
362639465
Establishment ID
654067
Employer case #
20250183
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
15:40
Filing year
2025
Submitted
15JAN26:20:54:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.