OSHA Injury Report: Snohomish County Fire Protection District 15

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Performing a timed race forcible entry drill

What happened

I was performing a timed race forcible entry drill at academy and was driving my partners halligan in with the back of a flat head axe. It was a very difficult door and as I was moving sideways to stay in line with the back of the halligan as the position changed as it went further into the door jam I lost my balance and stumbled sideways from a crouched position slightly. It was as I was drawing the axe back so the blade of the axe lightly hit me in the top lip from my lip to below my nose. I stopped the axe before it hit me very hard. I finished the day out as normal after stopping to examine the wound. It does not need a hospital trip and does not affect my ability to work.

Injury or illness

Superficial laceration to the upper lip and above the lip going to just below the nose. Small abrasion on right upper lip.

Object or substance involved

Flat head axe

Summary line

forcible entry drill. moving sideways to stay in line as the position changed as it went further into the door jam lost balance and stumbled sideways. I was drawing the axe back the blade lightly hit me in the top lip from my lip to below my nose.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.