Seattle, WA —
OSHA Injury Report: Western Towboat Company
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Western Towboat Company in Seattle, WA 98107 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mate in loading and unloading services at ports and harbors.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Western Towboat Company
- Parent company
- western towboat company
- Street
- 617 N.W. 40th Street
- City
- Seattle
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98107
- On-site location
- aboard vessel in navigable waters
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 16
Before the incident
Dragging a tow line while shifting barge
What happened
While shifting the barge during loading the [REDACTED] was dragging a line from one cleat to the next for the shift when the whole line rolled off the side. He was holding the handrail with one hand and the line with the other when it dropped the 10 feet of freeboard. He continued to hold it during its fall due to it not being made off to anything and felt a popping in his wrist. Once he pulled the line back aboard
Injury or illness
sprained wrist
Object or substance involved
yank of the tow line
Summary line
sprained wrist
Employee and industry
- Job description
- mate
- SOC code
- 53-5021 — Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
- NAICS code
- 488320 — Loading and unloading services at ports and harbors
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 174
- Total hours worked
- 606912
- EIN
- 910926119
- Establishment ID
- 1117768
- Employer case #
- 15
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 8:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 09FEB24:19:12:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.