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OSHA Injury Report: West Campus OHSU

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at West Campus OHSU in Beaverton, OR 97005 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was necropsy 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
ASB135
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Removing brain during necropsy. Removed scalp then cleaned fascia tissue off skull. Grabbed the handsaw to begin sawing skull but it slipped off the bone and the teeth of the saw cut my thumb.

Removed scalp then cleaned fascia tissue off skull. Grabbed the handsaw to begin sawing skull but it slipped off the bone and the teeth of the saw cut my thumb.

Cut left thumb

bone handsaw

While performing an NHP necropsy EE grabbed the handsaw to begin cutting skull when it slipped off the bone resulting in a laceration to EE 's left thumb

Job description
Necropsy 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 #
W00004645
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.