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OSHA Injury Report: Far West Recycling - NE Portland

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Far West Recycling - NE Portland in 12820 NE Marx St, Portland, OR 97230 resulted in days away from work. 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
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
8

Before the incident

sorting recycled materials on the sort system

What happened

the employee reached over the conveyor and grabbed a heavy piece of metal to remove it from the conveyor and felt pain in left arm.

Injury or illness

shoulder strain - left

Object or substance involved

a heavy piece of recycled metal

Summary line

was reaching to remove a heavy piece of metal off of the conveyor and felt pain in left arm.

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 #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
07FEB24:19:56:00

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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.