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OSHA Injury Report: Wax Center

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Wax Center in 9438 NE Colfax St, Portland, OR 97220 resulted in days away from work. Employee was process Operator in foundry casting molds manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wax Center
Parent company
PCC Structurals Wax Center
Street
9438 NE Colfax St
City
Portland
State
OR
ZIP
97220
On-site location
SWC buildiing 2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Before the incident

lifting a floor scraper off of the floor

What happened

While lifting a floor scraper off of the floor scraper got caught on something causing the scrapers handle to strike the team member in the chest area

Injury or illness

Contusion Bruise Chest Ribs

Object or substance involved

floor scraper handle

Summary line

Contusion [REDACTED]

Employee and industry

Job description
Process Operator
SOC code
51-4072 — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
333511 — Foundry casting molds manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
145
Total hours worked
311025
Establishment ID
1211311
Employer case #
100

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:25:00.000
Time of incident
22:21:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:22:16:00

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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.