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OSHA Injury Report: Chemeketa Community College - Salem

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Chemeketa Community College - Salem in 4000 LANCASTER DRIVE NE, SALEM, OR 97305 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was dental Assisting Student in community colleges offering a wide variety of academic and technical training.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Chemeketa Community College - Salem
Parent company
Chemeketa Community College
Street
4000 LANCASTER DRIVE NE
City
SALEM
State
OR
ZIP
97305
On-site location
Practicum Location

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Putting dirty dental burrs in teab bagg for sterilization

What happened

Right thumb was poked by dirty dental burr

Injury or illness

Puncture to right thumb

Object or substance involved

Contaminated dental burr

Summary line

Puncture to thumb from contaminated dental equipment

Employee and industry

Job description
Dental Assisting Student
SOC code
31-9091 — Dental Assistants
NAICS code
611210 — Community colleges offering a wide variety of academic and technical training
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
985
Total hours worked
1177880
EIN
930585134
Establishment ID
572872
Employer case #
2508

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:45
Time of incident
10:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27JAN26:01:24:00

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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.