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OSHA Injury Report: Mesker Park Zoo

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville, IN 47720 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was zookeeper in zoos.

Establishment
Mesker Park Zoo
Parent company
City of Evansville
Street
1545 Mesker Park Drive
City
Evansville
State
IN
ZIP
47720
On-site location
Animal enclosure
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

EE was walking a miniature horse on a lead.

Horse changed direction suddenly and strained EE elbow

Left elbow strain

miniature horse lead rope

elbow strain

Job description
Zookeeper
SOC code
39-2021 — Animal Caretakers
NAICS code
712130 — Zoos
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
112
Total hours worked
99884
EIN
356001021
Establishment ID
1464951
Employer case #
R2025024
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
10FEB26:17:13:00

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.