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OSHA Injury Report: Far West Recycling - Hillsboro

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Far West Recycling - Hillsboro in 6440 SE Alexander ST, HILLSBORO, OR 97123 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 - Hillsboro
Parent company
Far West Recycling
Street
6440 SE Alexander ST
City
HILLSBORO
State
OR
ZIP
97123
On-site location
Sort System

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Sorting recycled residential curbside materials

What happened

While sorting recycled materials a syringe poked right palm. The syringe was mixed in with recycled materials from the public.

Injury or illness

needlestick from a syringe

Object or substance involved

a syringe

Summary line

Needlestick to right palm from a syringe

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
2012
Avg employees
58
Total hours worked
121228
EIN
930788493
Establishment ID
477041
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:30
Time of incident
23:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
05FEB26:16:41:00

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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.