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OSHA Injury Report: Minnesota Zoo

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, MN 55124 resulted in days away from work. Employee was interpreter Naturalist Aide in zoos.

Establishment
Minnesota Zoo
Parent company
State of Minnesota
Street
13000 Zoo Blvd
City
Apple Valley
State
MN
ZIP
55124
On-site location
Goat Barn
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Trying to remove rat from goat barn.

She was trying to remove rat when it bit her ankle.

Significant exposure

Teeth of rat

Significant exposure from rat bite to ankle

Job description
Interpreter Naturalist Aide
SOC code
19-1023 — Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
NAICS code
712130 — Zoos
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
350
Total hours worked
533814
EIN
416007162
Establishment ID
1441615
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
16:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:14:38:00

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.