New Orleans, LA —
OSHA Injury Report: Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium
Respiratory condition · Days away from work
At a glance
On , a respiratory condition at Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, LA 70130 resulted in days away from work. Employee was vet Tech 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
- X-Ray Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Respiratory condition (code 3)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Leak testing anesthesia machine before use.
What happened
While employee was leak testing the anesthesia machine she turned on the oxygen portion of the machine but anesthetic came out instead.
Injury or illness
Gas inhalation
Object or substance involved
Anesthetic gas
Summary line
Gas inhalation
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Vet Tech
- SOC code
- 29-2056 — Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
- NAICS code
- 712130 — Zoos
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 132
- Total hours worked
- 272272
- Establishment ID
- 1374325
- Employer case #
- 8
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 13JAN26:21:52:00
Source
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.