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 machine 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
- Planer Trimmer operator side
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 43
Before the incident
Correcting broke lumber on scraper chains with pike pole
What happened
Pike pole contacted chain catching pike pole tip and causing TM to lose balance and fall
Injury or illness
Left Hip pain
Object or substance involved
Steel Beam on the side of conveyor
Summary line
Hip Pain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 51-7041: Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
- 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 #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 12:00
- Time of incident
- 17:12
- 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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