5611 NE Columbia Blvd Portland, OR ·
OSHA Injury Report: Mero Metals Northwest Inc
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Mero Metals Northwest Inc in 5611 NE Columbia Blvd Portland, 5611 NE Columbia Blvd Portland, OR 97218 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was material Handler in scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Mero Metals Northwest Inc
- Parent company
- Mero Metals Northwest Inc
- Street
- 5611 NE Columbia Blvd Portland
- City
- 5611 NE Columbia Blvd Portland
- State
- OR
- ZIP
- 97218
- On-site location
- Baler #3
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
The employee was operating the baler #3
What happened
While operating the baler a piece of metal got stuck in the conveyor. The employee stopped the machine to remove it but it fell on his thumb when freed.
Injury or illness
Left thumb strain
Object or substance involved
Metal material - Aluminum
Summary line
Left thumb strain while removing a piece of material caught in the conveyor
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Material Handler
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 423930: Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 326
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 642,244
- EIN
- 931270871
- Establishment ID
- 1032923
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-30
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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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