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OSHA Injury Report: Powell's Books -- Burnside

Other illness · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an other illness 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
Orange and Gold Rooms

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days away from work
3
Days restricted or transferred
11

Before the incident

Regular duties involving shelving books and book handling

What happened

Employee was doing regular books handling duties in and around rooms where remodel was going on and there was later determined to have an area of lead paint exposed

Injury or illness

Lead paint exposure

Object or substance involved

Lead paint particulates in air

Summary line

Breathing difficulty after working in area later identified to have had lead paint

Employee and industry

Job description
Generalist
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
451211 — Book stores
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
162
Total hours worked
234516
EIN
930794762
Establishment ID
140557
Employer case #
BU003

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:05
Filing year
2024
Submitted
06FEB2025:18:17:00

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Source

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.