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OSHA Injury Report: Mero Metals Northwest Inc

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Mero Metals Northwest Inc in 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.

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
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

The employee was operating the baler #3

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.

Left thumb strain

Metal material - Aluminum

Left thumb strain while removing a piece of material caught in the conveyor

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
Avg employees
326
Total hours worked
642244
EIN
931270871
Establishment ID
1032923
Employer case #
6
Date of incident
Filing year
2024
Submitted
30JAN2025:17:16:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.