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OSHA Injury Report: Portland Water Bureau Customer Service

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Portland Water Bureau Customer Service in Portland, OR 97204 resulted in days away from work. Employee was water meter technician in water distribution (except irrigation).

Establishment
Portland Water Bureau Customer Service
Parent company
City of Portland
Street
1120 SW 5th Avenue
City
Portland
State
OR
ZIP
97204
On-site location
6510 SW 21st Ave. Portland OR
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5
Days restricted or transferred
87

digging out old meter box set and installing new meter set

digging out old meter box set and installing new meter set felt pain in back shortly after

lower back strain

leaning over meter box set

LOWER BACK HIP AND DOWN LEG ON RIGHT SIDE: I dug out an old meter box set a new meter box and I started feeling discomfort [REDACTED]

Job description
water meter technician
SOC code
49-9012 — Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
NAICS code
221310 — Water distribution (except irrigation)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
118
Total hours worked
196176
EIN
936002236
Establishment ID
422389
Employer case #
2.02301E+1
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:15:00.000
Submitted
01FEB24:22:08:00

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