Leola, AR ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Fraser LLC - Leola
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at West Fraser LLC - Leola in 1400 Main St, Leola, AR 72084 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was chipper Operator in dimension lumber, made from logs or bolts.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Fraser LLC - Leola
- Parent company
- West Fraser LLC
- Street
- 1400 Main St
- City
- Leola
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72084
- On-site location
- Chipper
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Chipper Operator had a choke-up (Upset Condition) in strip chipper. Employee called for assistance to help clear choke-up. Once the choke up was cleared another employee was operating strip chipper in manual to make sure it was working properly.
What happened
The Chipper Operator stood on the mid-rail of the railing and was leaning over the edge of the vibrator to see if there were any problems. A long strip began feeding into the vibrator and the trail end of the board raised up and striking the chipper operator in the forehead.
Injury or illness
Operator received a laceration above the left eye.
Object or substance involved
a long strip board feeding into the vibrator
Summary line
Laceration Forehead (Stiches
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Chipper Operator
- SOC code
- 51-7041: Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
- NAICS code
- 321113: Dimension lumber, made from logs or bolts
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 149
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 407,647
- EIN
- 721489951
- Establishment ID
- 1067323
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:30
- Time of incident
- 21:25
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-04
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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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