HILLSBORO, OR ·
OSHA Injury Report: Far West Recycling - Hillsboro
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Far West Recycling - Hillsboro in 6440 SE Alexander ST, HILLSBORO, OR 97123 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sorter in recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Far West Recycling - Hillsboro
- Parent company
- Far West Recycling
- Street
- 6440 SE Alexander ST
- City
- HILLSBORO
- State
- OR
- ZIP
- 97123
- On-site location
- Sort System
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Sorting recycled materials
What happened
While sorting mixed recycled materials a package of new syringes was in the material causing a needlestick.
Injury or illness
needlestick to right thumb
Object or substance involved
A new in package insulin syringe
Summary line
Needlestick to right thumb by a new in package insulin syringe
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Sorter
- SOC code
- 51-9061: Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- NAICS code
- 423930: Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 66
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 136,436
- EIN
- 930788493
- Establishment ID
- 477041
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:30
- Time of incident
- 19:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-27
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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