OSHA Injury Report: Stimson Lumber Company - Forest Grove Operations

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was handing a 3 gallon bucket with 17- 34 lbs of staples in them to an employee. Employee stated he was not sleeping on a normal bed for 6-8 weeks and had back and sleeping problems before this incident.

What happened

Worker handed the 17 lbs of staples forward in front of him to a co-worder to receive the bucket but the co-worker was not watching so the employee set the bucket down and reported that he had back pain.

Injury or illness

Back Pain

Object or substance involved

Temporarily holding 17 - 34 lbs of staples away from his body.

Summary line

Employee was moving boxes of 1 2 staples in a bucket to the other operator across from him at the [REDACTED] station and employee felt pain in the lower back.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

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.