Beaverton, OR —
OSHA Injury Report: West Campus OHSU
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at West Campus OHSU in Beaverton, OR 97005 resulted in days away from work. Employee was research Assistant in biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in health sciences.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Campus OHSU
- Parent company
- Oregon Health & Science University
- Street
- 505 SW 185th Avenue
- City
- Beaverton
- State
- OR
- ZIP
- 97005
- On-site location
- VGTI 0146
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 18
- Days restricted or transferred
- 9
Before the incident
Opened home cage for a pair of rats to weigh them before beginning their protocol.
What happened
As soon as I grabbed the rat in question it bit my finger and was not letting go while thrashing. After it did I had to grab it again to return it safely to the cage. It then bit the base of my finger knuckle and scratched my hand with its claws.
Injury or illness
Bites and scratch from rat to right finger
Object or substance involved
rat teeth and fingernails
Summary line
While lifting rat out of cage it immediately bit EE 's right finger and then again when regrasping it the rat bit EE 's right knuckle area and clawed right hand.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Research Assistant
- SOC code
- 19-4099 — Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
- NAICS code
- 541711 — Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in health sciences
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 518
- Total hours worked
- 917249
- EIN
- 931176109
- Establishment ID
- 129420
- Employer case #
- W00004665
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 28JAN26:19:08:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.