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OSHA Injury Report: Bellingham Public Library

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Bellingham Public Library in Bellingham, WA 98222 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was security and Information Specialist in general services departments, government.

Establishment
Bellingham Public Library
Parent company
City of Bellingham
Street
210 Central Ave
City
Bellingham
State
WA
ZIP
98222
On-site location
6669 Mission Rd. Everson, WA
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Unlocking U-lock while contacting patrons in exterior library plaza

I was manipulating U-lock after removing it from [REDACTED] 's bike around [REDACTED] while walking + watching some other activity plaza area when I dropped lock.I instinctively stuck right foot out to stop it from impacting concrete with full force so lock instead impacted top of right foot

Impact injury top of my mid-foot area on foot. Initial pain turned to swelling and by the time I walked out to my car to leave just after 1830 I was limping. Swollen painful enough had to loosen shoe laces when I reached my car.

Metal lock

Contusion to right foot

Job description
Security and Information Specialist
SOC code
15-1212 — Information Security Analysts
NAICS code
921190 — General services departments, government
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
69
Total hours worked
96593
Establishment ID
1187141
Employer case #
SX27968
Date of incident
Shift started
13:00
Time of incident
17:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
04FEB26:18:07:00

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.