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OSHA Injury Report: Powell's Books -- Burnside

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Powell's Books -- Burnside in 1005 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lead Bookseller 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
Home and Garden Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
11
Days restricted or transferred
53

Before the incident

Book handling and push pulling carts loaded with books

What happened

onset of lower back pain during shift while handling large quantities of books and carts full of books

Injury or illness

Lower back strain

Object or substance involved

Ergonomics of push pulling loaded carts

Summary line

Lower back strain from lifting and push pulling

Employee and industry

Job description
Lead Bookseller
SOC code
41-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
NAICS code
451211 — Book stores
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
162
Total hours worked
234516
EIN
930794762
Establishment ID
140557
Employer case #
BU004

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:02
Filing year
2024
Submitted
06FEB2025:18:24:00

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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.