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OSHA Injury Report: Portland Water Bureau Customer Service

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Portland Water Bureau Customer Service in Portland, OR 97204 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was water meter reader 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
NE 53rd and Tillamook Street Portland OR
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
29

reading meters and walking outside

was reading meters and walking on site slipped on tree root during heavy rain and strained hip

strained hip and groin

tree root

RIGHT HIP GROIN AREA SHOOTING DOWN RIGHT LEG TO CALF: Slipped on an exposed tree root in rainy conditions.

Job description
water meter reader
SOC code
43-5041 — Meter Readers, Utilities
NAICS code
221310 — Water distribution (except irrigation)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
118
Total hours worked
196176
EIN
936002236
Establishment ID
422389
Employer case #
2023013550
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Submitted
01FEB24:22:17:00

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.