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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 metal Buying assistant 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
Metals Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

processing scrap metal

What happened

was sorting copper materials and took glove off to get a better grip on material and cut right thumb

Injury or illness

laceration to right thumb

Object or substance involved

a copper pipe

Summary line

cut right thumb on a copper pipe

Employee and industry

Job description
Metal Buying assistant
SOC code
13-1022 — Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
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 #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
05FEB26:16:56:00

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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.