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OSHA Injury Report: Mero Metals Northwest Inc

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Mero Metals Northwest Inc in 5611 NE Columbia Blvd Portland, OR 97218 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was painter in scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers.

Establishment
Mero Metals Northwest Inc
Parent company
Mero Metals Northwest Inc
Street
5611 NE Columbia Blvd Portland
City
5611 NE Columbia Blvd Portland
State
OR
ZIP
97218
On-site location
Paint Booth
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
18

Prepping a container for paint

While grinding a container corner the tool caught and struck his supporting hand spraining his left pinky.

Left hand pinky contusion causing a sprain

Metal grinder

Left pinky sprain

Job description
Painter
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
423930 — Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
326
Total hours worked
642244
EIN
931270871
Establishment ID
1032923
Employer case #
8
Date of incident
Filing year
2024
Submitted
30JAN2025:17:25:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.