Opelika, AL ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Fraser, Inc.
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at West Fraser, Inc. in 2100 Industrial Blvd, Opelika, AL 36801 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forklift Operator in sawmills.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Fraser, Inc.
- Parent company
- West Fraser, Inc.
- Street
- 2100 Industrial Blvd
- City
- Opelika
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36801
- On-site location
- CDK 1 South side
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 5
Before the incident
Removing green 2x4x12 board from top of middle pack with kiln stick
What happened
2x4x12 single board fell and landed vertically TM backed away from board and tripped over a kiln cart landing on their back
Injury or illness
Back Pain
Object or substance involved
Kiln Cart Beam
Summary line
Back Pain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Forklift Operator
- SOC code
- 53-7051: Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- NAICS code
- 321113: Sawmills
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 132
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 309,410
- EIN
- 721489951
- Establishment ID
- 848867
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 05:15
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-27
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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