Apple Valley, MN —
OSHA Injury Report: Minnesota Zoo
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, MN 55124 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was animal Care Technician in zoos.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Minnesota Zoo
- Parent company
- State of Minnesota
- Street
- 13000 Zoo Blvd
- City
- Apple Valley
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55124
- On-site location
- Seal Pool
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Vacuuming the Seal Pool.
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Ruptured eardrum
Object or substance involved
Water pressure
Summary line
Perforation of eardrum due to water pressure
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 21:40
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 30JAN26:14:28:00
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.