New Orleans, LA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Audubon Zoo
Poisoning · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a poisoning at Audubon Zoo in 6500 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70118 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was senior Keeper in zoos.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Audubon Zoo
- Street
- 6500 Magazine Street
- City
- New Orleans
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70118
- On-site location
- Reptile House Venomous Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Poisoning (code 4)
Before the incident
Returning snake to exhibit after weighing.
What happened
While releasing the snake it turned and struck employee in right forearm.
Injury or illness
Snake bite.
Object or substance involved
Snake
Summary line
Snake bite to right forearm by a mildly venomous snake.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Senior Keeper
- SOC code
- 33-9099: Protective Service Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 712130: Zoos
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 321
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 524,677
- Establishment ID
- 1372684
- Employer case #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 07:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-13
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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