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OSHA Injury Report: Western Washington University

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA 98225 resulted in days away from work. Employee was custodian in universities.

Establishment
Western Washington University
Street
516 High ST, MS 9070
City
Bellingham
State
WA
ZIP
98225
On-site location
Ridgeway Omega dorm.
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

Removing trash from trash can.

Strained back lifting bag of trash.

Back strain.

Not applicable.

Back strain removing trash from can.

Job description
Custodian
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
611310 — Universities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3893
Total hours worked
4963391
EIN
916000562
Establishment ID
560333
Employer case #
18
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:30:00.000
Submitted
02FEB24:19:16:00

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