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OSHA Injury Report: Portland Housing Authority

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at Portland Housing Authority in 970 Baxter Blvd, Portland, ME 4103 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was custodian in apartment building rental or leasing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Portland Housing Authority
Parent company
Portland Housing Authority
Street
970 Baxter Blvd
City
Portland
State
ME
ZIP
4103
On-site location
Franklin Towers Residence

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

Bringing bags of trash to the trash room

What happened

An unsecured Needle in the bag poke through and jabbed employee

Injury or illness

Needle stick - unknown origin

Object or substance involved

Unsecured needle

Summary line

Needle stick from trash bag

Employee and industry

Job description
Custodian
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
531110 — Apartment building rental or leasing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
107
Total hours worked
188420
EIN
016001034
Establishment ID
643982
Employer case #
2025-13a

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
14:05
Filing year
2025
Submitted
05FEB26:20:21:00

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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.