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OSHA Injury Report: Far West Recycling - NE Portland

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Far West Recycling - NE Portland in 12820 NE Marx St, Portland, OR 97230 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sorter in recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Far West Recycling - NE Portland
Parent company
Far West Recycling
Street
12820 NE Marx St
City
Portland
State
OR
ZIP
97230
On-site location
Sort System

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Sorting recycled materials on a sort system

What happened

While sorting the employee grabbed ahold of a black plastic bag and felt a poke to the left index finger.

Injury or illness

Needlestick

Object or substance involved

an insulin syringe

Summary line

Needlestick by a syringe to left index finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Sorter
SOC code
51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
NAICS code
423930 — Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
53
Total hours worked
111190
EIN
930788493
Establishment ID
477116
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
07FEB24:19:21:00

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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.