New Orleans, LA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium
Other illness · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an other illness at Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in 1 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was aquarist in zoos.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium
- Parent company
- Audubon Nature Institute
- Street
- 1 Canal Street
- City
- New Orleans
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70130
- On-site location
- Bayou Gallery
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
Before the incident
Cleaning exhibit tank
What happened
Water splashed under employee 's mask and shield while cleaning exhibit tank.
Injury or illness
Possible exposure to zoonotic disease. Testing came back negative.
Object or substance involved
Infected water
Summary line
Contact with infected animal water to face and mouth.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Aquarist
- SOC code
- 00-9900: Insufficient Information - NIOSH
- NAICS code
- 712130: Zoos
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 132
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 272,272
- Establishment ID
- 1374325
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- 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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