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OSHA Injury Report: Powell's Books -- Industrial Warehouse

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Powell's Books -- Industrial Warehouse in 2720 NW 29th Ave., Portland, OR 97210 resulted in days away from work. Employee was retail CarpenterFacilites in business to Consumer retail sales Internet sites.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Powell's Books -- Industrial Warehouse
Parent company
Powell's Book Store Inc
Street
2720 NW 29th Ave.
City
Portland
State
OR
ZIP
97210
On-site location
Burnside location--Purple Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
9
Days restricted or transferred
93

Before the incident

Installing wooden book case

What happened

Lower back strain while installing book cases holding up casework.

Injury or illness

Lower back strain

Object or substance involved

Holding up book case

Summary line

Lower back strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Retail CarpenterFacilites
SOC code
41-2031 — Retail Salespersons
NAICS code
454111 — Business to Consumer retail sales Internet sites
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
90
Total hours worked
178214
EIN
930794762
Establishment ID
140725
Employer case #
IN004

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:54
Time of incident
13:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
06FEB2025:18:58:00

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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.