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OSHA Injury Report: Powell's Books -- Burnside

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Powell's Books -- Burnside in 1005 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209 resulted in days away from work. Employee was generalist in book stores.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Powell's Books -- Burnside
Parent company
Powell's Book Store Inc
Street
1005 W Burnside St
City
Portland
State
OR
ZIP
97209
On-site location
Stairs from Mezzanine to Rose Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

Had just clocked in for the day and was descending stairs to start shift.

What happened

Descending stairs tripped on own foot and fell. When hit the ground tried to break the fall but still struck right side of forehead and left side of jaw on floor.

Injury or illness

contusion and abrasion

Object or substance involved

concrete floor

Summary line

Tripped and fell while descending stairs. Struck right side of forehead and left jaw sustained abrasion.

Employee and industry

Job description
Generalist
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
451211 — Book stores
NAICS vintage
2017
Avg employees
158
Total hours worked
240557
EIN
930794762
Establishment ID
140557
Employer case #
BU01

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
12:56:00.000
Time of incident
13:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
15FEB24:22:24:00

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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.