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OSHA Injury Report: Portage Police Department

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Portage Police Department in 6260 Central Avenue, Portage, IN 46368 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was animal Control in police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Portage Police Department
Parent company
City of Portage
Street
6260 Central Avenue
City
Portage
State
IN
ZIP
46368
On-site location
332 Jacobs Place

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Removing a cat from a dwelling.

What happened

when he grabbed the cat it began to scratch and bite then wrapped itself around his left leg and continued to scratch and bite.

Injury or illness

Left leg numerous cat scratches redness and inflamation

Object or substance involved

Cat

Summary line

Cat scratch bite

Employee and industry

Job description
Animal Control
SOC code
33-9011 — Animal Control Workers
NAICS code
922120 — Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
89
Total hours worked
185209
EIN
356006948
Establishment ID
1434172
Employer case #
25-5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
10:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:18:47:00

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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.