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OSHA Injury Report: East West Tea Company

Respiratory condition · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a respiratory condition at East West Tea Company in 1325 Westec Dr., Eugene, OR 97402 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machine Operator in tea, herbal, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
East West Tea Company
Street
1325 Westec Dr.
City
Eugene
State
OR
ZIP
97402
On-site location
IMA Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)

Before the incident

Employee was using compressed air to blow out tea particles from the [REDACTED] machine.

What happened

Employee was not wearing proper PPE and developed a cough after inhaling some dry ginger.

Injury or illness

Cough.

Object or substance involved

Dry ginger.

Summary line

Cough from dry ginger inhalation.

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311920 — Tea, herbal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
220
Total hours worked
409170
Establishment ID
915998
Employer case #
202327

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Submitted
23JAN24:20:14:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.