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OSHA Injury Report: Portland Water Bureau Customer Service

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Portland Water Bureau Customer Service in 1120 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was water meter reader in water distribution (except irrigation).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Portland Water Bureau Customer Service
Parent company
City of Portland
Street
1120 SW 5th Avenue
City
Portland
State
OR
ZIP
97204
On-site location
various locations

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

lifting vault lids to read meters

What happened

repetitive motion- lifting 10-15lb vault lids to read meters many times over

Injury or illness

right finger strain

Object or substance involved

vault lid

Summary line

Repetitive Motion of Lifting: R Hand pain - middle finger- due to repetitive motion of lifting 10 -15 lbs all day

Employee and industry

Job description
water meter reader
SOC code
43-5041 — Meter Readers, Utilities
NAICS code
221310 — Water distribution (except irrigation)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
118
Total hours worked
196176
EIN
936002236
Establishment ID
422389
Employer case #
2.02301E+1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
14:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01FEB24:22:35:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.