Seattle, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Seattle Aquarium
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Seattle Aquarium in 1483 Alaskan Way Pier 59, Seattle, WA 98101 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was aquarist Diving in aquariums.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Seattle Aquarium
- Parent company
- City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation
- Street
- 1483 Alaskan Way Pier 59
- City
- Seattle
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98101
- On-site location
- Seattle, WA
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 65
Before the incident
Working with the salmon hatchery exhibit
What happened
Was about to pick up a towel pushed a mostly full 40-gallon barrel of water with her hip to move it out of the way.
Injury or illness
As she stood back up her lower back SI join twinged as though something shifted out of place
Object or substance involved
40 gallon barrel of water
Summary line
Strained back
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Aquarist Diving
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 712130: Aquariums
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 251
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 444,669
- EIN
- 911189249
- Establishment ID
- 987810
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:34
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-26
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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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