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OSHA Injury Report: Department of Environmental Quality

Respiratory condition · Days away from work

On , a respiratory condition at Department of Environmental Quality in Portland, OR 97232 resulted in days away from work. Employee was administrative Specialist SR Non Exempt in waste management program administration.

Establishment
Department of Environmental Quality
Parent company
Department of Environmental Protection
Street
700 NE Multnomah St. Ste. 600
City
Portland
State
OR
ZIP
97232
On-site location
DEQ Bend regional office employee cubicle
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)
Days away from work
2

Worker was completing desk work in cubicle on eastern side of DEQ [REDACTED] office.

Building sprinkler main had cracked and the contractors were onsite outside of building to fix it. The contractors flushed sprinkler line with [REDACTED]. Employee noticed smell of antifreeze coming out of HVAC. Employee reported feeling ill post line flushing.

Employee reported brain fog and irregular heartbeat.

Inhalation of FREEZEMASTER™ ANTIFREEZE fume

Inhalation of FREEZEMASTER™ ANTIFREEZE fume

Job description
Administrative Specialist SR Non Exempt
SOC code
13-1199 — Business Operations Specialists, All Other
NAICS code
924110 — Waste management program administration
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
807
Total hours worked
1405622
EIN
930584915
Establishment ID
807893
Employer case #
INC-20795
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
04FEB2025:19:16:00

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.