Bellingham, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Western Washington University
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Western Washington University in 516 High ST, MS 9070, Bellingham, WA 98225 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was custodian in universities.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Western Washington University
- Street
- 516 High ST, MS 9070
- City
- Bellingham
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98225
- On-site location
- Viking Union
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 31
Before the incident
Normal custodial duties.
What happened
Worker overworked due to staffing issues and trying to keep up.
Injury or illness
Back strain.
Object or substance involved
Not applicable.
Summary line
Back strain from normal custodial duties including lifting sacks of garbage.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Custodian
- SOC code
- 37-2011: Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- NAICS code
- 611310: Universities
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 3,893
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 4,963,391
- EIN
- 916000562
- Establishment ID
- 560333
- Employer case #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:30
- Time of incident
- 13:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-02
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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