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OSHA Injury Report: Port of Bellingham

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Port of Bellingham in Bellingham, WA 98227 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was security Specialist in port facility operation.

Establishment
Port of Bellingham
Parent company
Port of Bellingham
Street
PO Box 1677
City
Bellingham
State
WA
ZIP
98227
On-site location
Squalicum Harbor Office
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Employee was attempting change out an empty propane bottle on a forklift.

Employee was notified by a customer that the propane bottle containing propane used to fuel a forklift was empty. During the process of exchanging the empty bottle with a full bottle the employee 's bare hand was exposed to propane gas venting from the nearly empty bottle. This action caused redness to the employee 's skin and temporary numbness.

Right hand redness and numbness

Propane bottle

Right hand

Job description
Security Specialist
SOC code
33-9032 — Security Guards
NAICS code
488310 — Port facility operation
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
147
Total hours worked
253470
EIN
916001014
Establishment ID
1066047
Employer case #
7
Date of incident
Shift started
23:00
Time of incident
7:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13JAN26:01:13:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.