Portland, OR —
OSHA Injury Report: CertainTeed Portland
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at CertainTeed Portland in Portland, OR 97210 resulted in days away from work. Employee was coating operator in asphalt shingles made from purchased asphaltic materials.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- CertainTeed Portland
- Parent company
- GSII, Inc. (DBA CertainTeed)
- Street
- 6350 NW Front Ave
- City
- Portland
- State
- OR
- ZIP
- 97210
- On-site location
- Unwind stand street side guide at splice table end
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 32
- Days restricted or transferred
- 180
Before the incident
Performing routine product change steps to switch glass mat sizes for different product.
What happened
Unwind stand side guide on [REDACTED] was not coming back all the way for product changeover. Glue table end was tilted and he went and held it level so trainee could run the wheel back 1 2 inch more. With the left hand on top and right on bottom the guide broke free and put weight on right arm (estimated 200 lbs + -) and then he heard a pop and felt it drop. He let go of it and guide fell to floor. Right arm at bicep to inside of elbow tightened up and appeared to be retracted.
Injury or illness
Bicep tendon tear
Object or substance involved
Guide rail
Summary line
Holding side guide level to allow full retraction the cotter pin broke and guide fell while being held with right hand full weight strained right bicep muscle. Surgery to repair.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- coating operator
- SOC code
- 51-9124 — Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 324122 — Asphalt shingles made from purchased asphaltic materials
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 83
- Total hours worked
- 175737
- EIN
- 813212570
- Establishment ID
- 568821
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:10:00.000
- Time of incident
- 9:35:00.000
- Submitted
- 25JAN24:23:59:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.