Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125670612 - Sierra Pacific Industries

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Investigation Summary

During the first week of March 1997, Employee #1, who worked as a chain puller in the rip department of a lumber mill, was pulling rough lumber off the chain and stacking it by width when he started experiencing a burning pain in his left shoulder. He sustained a serious injury that required shoulder surgery. Several attempts were made during a one-year period to heal the injury, including the employer assigning Employee #1 to a modified work routine, but the injury recurred each time. Employee #1 continued on modified duty until he was placed on disability in April 1998.

Keywords: BOARD, SHOULDER, LUMBER, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, SAWMILL, LUMBER STACK