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OSHA Injury Report: Downtown Store

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Downtown Store in 1220 N Forest St, Bellingham, WA 98225 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was merchandiser in commissaries, primarily groceries.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Downtown Store
Parent company
Community Food Cooperative
Street
1220 N Forest St
City
Bellingham
State
WA
ZIP
98225
On-site location
On the grocery floor.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
13

Before the incident

Opened box and got something in it. Scratched eye (Irritated substance)

What happened

Opened box then rubbed eye and it became irritated.

Injury or illness

Left eye irritation

Object or substance involved

Either cardboard powder or hot sauce.

Summary line

Opened a box and got something in eye. Very irritated.

Employee and industry

Job description
Merchandiser
SOC code
13-1022 — Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
NAICS code
445110 — Commissaries, primarily groceries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
106
Total hours worked
150817
EIN
910899784
Establishment ID
1072423
Employer case #
231

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
21JAN26:18:19:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.