Newberry, SC ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Fraser Newberry
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at West Fraser Newberry in 3287 College Street, Newberry, SC 29108 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sawmill Canter Operator in custom sawmills.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Fraser Newberry
- Parent company
- West Fraser Newberry
- Street
- 3287 College Street
- City
- Newberry
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29108
- On-site location
- Sawmill
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 50
- Days restricted or transferred
- 159
Before the incident
Assisting with a saw change operating an overhead hoist.
What happened
Employe was assisting a saw change when the overhead hoist stalled on the track. The EE attempted to pull on the tag line to free the hoist when the tag line broke the employee fall backwards to the ground at the same level experiencing left shoulder pain.
Injury or illness
Pain to the left shoulder that resulted to rotator cuff surgery.
Object or substance involved
The Ground
Summary line
Employe was assisting a saw change when the overhead hoist stalled on the track. The EE attempted to pull on the tag line to free the hoist when the tag line broke the employee fall backwards to the ground at the same level experiencing left shoulder pain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Sawmill Canter Operator
- SOC code
- 51-7041: Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
- NAICS code
- 321113: Custom sawmills
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 171
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 401,523
- EIN
- 721489951
- Establishment ID
- 1182407
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:45
- Time of incident
- 06:16
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-20
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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