Eugene, OR ·
OSHA Injury Report: East West Tea Company
Respiratory condition · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a respiratory condition at East West Tea Company in 1325 Westec Dr., Eugene, OR 97402 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machine Operator in tea, herbal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- East West Tea Company
- Street
- 1325 Westec Dr.
- City
- Eugene
- State
- OR
- ZIP
- 97402
- On-site location
- IMA Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Respiratory condition (code 3)
Before the incident
Employee was using compressed air to blow out tea particles from the [REDACTED] machine.
What happened
Employee was not wearing proper PPE and developed a cough after inhaling some dry ginger.
Injury or illness
Cough.
Object or substance involved
Dry ginger.
Summary line
Cough from dry ginger inhalation.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 51-3099: Food Processing Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 311920: Tea, herbal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 220
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 409,170
- Establishment ID
- 915998
- Employer case #
- 202327
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-23
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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