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OSHA Injury Report: OHSU Main Campus

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at OHSU Main Campus in Portland, OR 97239 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sterile Processing Technician in medical schools.

Establishment
OHSU Main Campus
Parent company
Oregon Health & Science University
Street
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
City
Portland
State
OR
ZIP
97239
On-site location
Decontamination DCH
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
32

I was doing my assignment which was OPC at DCH in decon.

I picked up the container which is too large and too heavy and my lower back felt pain as I put the container on a cart. The courier who dropped it off left it on the floor 2 containers. Both too heavy have complained about this to [REDACTED].

Lower Back strain

container of surgical instruments

While lifting a heavy container in the decontamination room EE strained low back.

Job description
Sterile Processing Technician
SOC code
31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
NAICS code
611310 — Medical schools
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
21961
Total hours worked
34545937
EIN
931176109
Establishment ID
129051
Employer case #
W00004672
Date of incident
Shift started
8:30
Time of incident
13:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28JAN26:19:55:00

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.