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OSHA Injury Report: West Campus OHSU

Injury · Days away from work

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.

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
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
18
Days restricted or transferred
9

Opened home cage for a pair of rats to weigh them before beginning their protocol.

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.

Bites and scratch from rat to right finger

rat teeth and fingernails

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.

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
Date of incident
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28JAN26:19:08:00

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.