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OSHA Injury Report: Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill)

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill) in 5170 W State Road 56, Salem, IN 47167 resulted in days away from work. Employee was ripsaw Return Operator in barrel heading and staves manufacturing.

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Parent company
Independent Stave Company
Street
5170 W State Road 56
City
Salem
State
IN
ZIP
47167
On-site location
Ripsaw Return
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
29

Operating the [REDACTED]

Impacted his torso while unjamming the ripsaw

Broken ribs

Wood

Fractured ribs

Job description
Ripsaw Return Operator
SOC code
9999: Uncoded
NAICS code
321920: Barrel heading and staves manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
122
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
238,842
EIN
431626827
Establishment ID
265959
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
06:00
Time of incident
13:03
Filing year
2023
Submitted to OSHA
2024-02-29

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