Seattle, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Sound Transit
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Sound Transit in 401 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104 resulted in days away from work. Employee was fare Ambassador in mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Sound Transit
- Parent company
- Sound Transit
- Street
- 401 S Jackson St
- City
- Seattle
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98104
- On-site location
- Light Rail Vehicle
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 11
Before the incident
Checking Fares on an LRV while carrying necessary equipment in a messenger bag.
What happened
Workers existing back injury was exacerbated by uneven weight of the messenger bag.
Injury or illness
exacerbated back injury and severe pinched nerve.
Object or substance involved
Messenger bag.
Summary line
Back Injury exacerbation
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Fare Ambassador
- SOC code
- 53-3052: Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
- NAICS code
- 485111: Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 1,415
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 2,472,596
- EIN
- 911628275
- Establishment ID
- 1170621
- Employer case #
- 2451
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
- 2025-02-21
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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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