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OSHA Injury Report: Minnesota Zoo

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, MN 55124 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was animal Care Technician in zoos.

Establishment
Minnesota Zoo
Parent company
State of Minnesota
Street
13000 Zoo Blvd
City
Apple Valley
State
MN
ZIP
55124
On-site location
Seal Pool
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Vacuuming the Seal Pool.

She was ascending when she felt pressure in her ear that she could not release she continued to ascend then accidentally pushed on her ear and felt dizzy.

Ruptured eardrum

Water pressure

Perforation of eardrum due to water pressure

Job description
Animal Care Technician
SOC code
39-2021 — Animal Caretakers
NAICS code
712130 — Zoos
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
350
Total hours worked
533814
EIN
416007162
Establishment ID
1441615
Employer case #
1
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
21:40
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:14:28:00

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.