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OSHA Injury Report: Far West Recycling - Hillsboro

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Far West Recycling - Hillsboro in 6440 SE Alexander ST, HILLSBORO, OR 97123 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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
warehouse

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
54

Before the incident

picking garbage from a load of recycled material

What happened

lifting a garbage bag into a dumpster

Injury or illness

right shoulder strain

Object or substance involved

a bag of garbage while lifting it

Summary line

lifting a garbage bag into a bin and strained right shoulder

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 #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
05FEB26:17:17:00

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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.