Seattle, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Woodland Park Zoological Society
Other illness · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an other illness at Woodland Park Zoological Society in 5500 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lead Animal Keeper in zoos.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Woodland Park Zoological Society
- Parent company
- Woodland Park Zoological Society
- Street
- 5500 Phinney Ave N
- City
- Seattle
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98103
- On-site location
- Asian Tropical Forest
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
Before the incident
I was clearing a cart that we use for animal supply storage at [REDACTED]
What happened
I started to move a cloth training bag and underneath it was an uncapped unblunted syringe. the syringe pierced the tip of my left index finger. There was also an object that we have used as a training cue in the past.
Injury or illness
blood borne pathogen exposure
Object or substance involved
needle
Summary line
needle poke blood born pathogen exposure
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lead Animal Keeper
- SOC code
- 39-2021: Animal Caretakers
- NAICS code
- 712130: Zoos
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 423
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 589,998
- EIN
- 916070005
- Establishment ID
- 640477
- Employer case #
- 9
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:30
- Time of incident
- 15:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-26
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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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