Severe Workplace Injuries in Portland, Oregon

Jul 13, 2025 · Dept. of Homeland Security FPS Hospitalized

A law enforcement employee was engaged in an altercation during a protest when they fell off a ledge, resulting in a tear to their left adductor longus tendon.

Other fall to lower level · Thigh(s) · Public administration · OSHA inspection 1839049

Jan 16, 2024 · U. S. Postal Service Hospitalized

An employee was walking on a driveway to deliver mail when they slipped and fell on icy concrete, resulting in three right rib fractures.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Rib(s), oblique area · Transportation and warehousing

Nov 27, 2023 · Jag Industrial and Marine Services Hospitalized

Two employees were walking toward the shop when they were struck by a golf cart. One employee sustained an elbow strain, a right knee sprain, and a strain in the lumbar region. The other employee sustained a head injury, a subdermal hematoma, a right ankle sprain, and a right hip strain. Both employees were hospitalized.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing

Sep 30, 2023 · Tecnavi Srl Hospitalized

An employee was exiting a confined space while carrying a pressure gun when the trigger activated. Water penetrated the employee's left arm, resulting in injury.

Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle · Arm(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1700745

Jul 21, 2023 · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division Amputation

An employee was launching a boat during rough sea conditions. The employee lost balance, causing their left index and middle fingertips to be caught in the eye of the bow line, resulting in amputation.

Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle · Fingertip(s) · Public administration

Jun 23, 2022 · The Greenbrier Companies Hospitalized

An employee was preparing to weld sections of a barge. While using a hydraulic tool to close the gap between sections of the barge, the employee struck the steel with a hammer. The hydraulic tool was under pressure and slipped, striking the employee in the chin, mouth, and teeth. The employee suffered a broken jaw and teeth.

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Multiple face locations · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1605754

Dec 21, 2021 · Veterans Health Administration Hospitalized

An employee was turning his bicycle when he lost traction on wet pavement and the bike slid out from under him. He fell on his right side, suffering a broken right hip that required surgery.

Fall from pedal cycle · Hip(s) · Health care and social assistance

Jul 21, 2021 · Sundance Mfg. Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was performing maintenance and repair work on a boat. When the boat was started up, it caught fire and exploded. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the face, hands, and legs.

Explosion or fire on water vehicle · Multiple body parts (other) · Arts, entertainment and recreation · OSHA inspection 1544000

Apr 15, 2021 · Vigor Marine, LLC. Hospitalized

An employee was walking to lunch. The employee used the elevator to transit from their office down to the break area. The employee tripped and fell to the floor. The fall resulted in injury to their hip.

Fall on same level due to tripping · Hip(s) · Manufacturing

Jun 10, 2020 · U.S. Postal Service Hospitalized

An employee suffered a twisted leg while delivering mail.

Nonclassifiable · Leg(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Jan 16, 2020 · GUNDERSON MARINE Amputation

An employee was performing preservation work on a new construction hatch door when the 400-pound hatch door closed on the employee's left hand. The impact crushed the employee's left ring and middle fingertips and resulted in an amputation of the employee's left middle fingertip.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1457580

Oct 18, 2019 · PACIFIC PILE & MARINE LP Hospitalized

While an employee was attempting to change a leaking O-ring on an excavator's hydraulic line, a sudden release of hydraulic oil startled the employee. The employee fell back off the catwalk and down about 11 feet to the barge below. The employee hit a concrete ballast block, suffering several broken ribs, a broken pelvis (in three places), a concussion, a laceration of the ear, a fractured wrist, and a broken cheek bone.

Fall on water vehicle · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1439034

Nov 14, 2018 · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Amputation

Two employees were moving a 125-pound piece of steel plate from one pallet to the next when the piece dropped on his right ring finger, resulting in an amputation to their right ring finger and a middle finger injury requiring stitches.

Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Other services

Oct 29, 2018 · U.S. Postal Service Hospitalized

A mail carrier was walking across a lawn when he tripped over a stump and fell to the ground, fracturing his skull and spine.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Head and trunk · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1359644

Jul 2, 2018 · APHIS, WILDLIFE SERVICES Hospitalized

An employee was opening a gate and trying to put his vehicle in park when the vehicle started to roll. He tried to stop it and his left foot was caught under the tire. The vehicle then rolled over his left leg and pelvis, crushing and bruising them.

Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Multiple body parts (other) · Public administration

Nov 10, 2017 · Harry's Fresh Foods Hospitalized

An employee was on top of a spiral chiller, pulling on a belt, when he suffered a herniated disc in his back.

Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode · Back, including spine, spinal cord · Wholesale trade

Oct 23, 2017 · VIGOR INDUSTRIAL LLC Hospitalized

An employee was painting a bilge and fell about 2 feet through a deck plate, injuring his right temple and the inner side of his right knee.

Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing

May 6, 2017 · Specialty Finishes Amputation

An employee had just installed a paint mixing paddle onto a drill. He then picked up the drill with his right hand while he held the paddle with his left. He contacted the trigger, engaging the drill. The drill turned quickly, wrapping this left hand around the drill. His middle and ring fingers were amputated below the distal joint.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1231759

Sep 8, 2016 · Vigor Fab LLC Hospitalized

An employee was getting ready to weld a fabricated steel panel when he stepped into a precut lightening hole and fell, breaking his patella and requiring surgery.

Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet · Knee(s) · Manufacturing

May 16, 2016 · Vigor Fab LLC Hospitalized

On Monday, May 16, 2016, at 2:35 p.m., an employee was helping two coworkers and a forklift driver stack wood beams. The driver was holding the forks (which carried 20-foot planks) level. The planks were banded together, and the employee and his coworkers were removing the bands. As they were helping to move the last banded bundle, the load shifted and the final band broke. The planks fell on top of the employee's right leg/foot area, breaking his ankle in two places.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Ankle(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1149152

May 15, 2015 · U.S. Postal Service Hospitalized

An employee was hashing parcels when he tripped on a tub and fell on the concrete floor, fracturing his right hip. He required hospitalization and surgery.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Hip(s) · Transportation and warehousing