Seattle, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Woodland Park Zoological Society
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Woodland Park Zoological Society in 5500 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was animal Keeper in zoos.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Woodland Park Zoological Society
- Parent company
- Woodland Park Zoological Society
- Street
- 5500 Phinney Ave N
- City
- Seattle
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98103
- On-site location
- TRF Dome
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 29
Before the incident
Possibly sick sloth in [REDACTED] needed to be checked on. He was difficult to visualize and was in a place that was not easily accessible above the boardwalk at the entry vestibule of [REDACTED].
What happened
Coworker was on a ladder and employee was standing on top of the entry vestibule both with appropriate harnesses and fall protection gear. Supervisor was assisting with the [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] had wedged himself in a difficult location above the vestibule. [REDACTED] was unexpectedly able to move up to a thin sprinkler line and had firm grip. His forelimbs were manually restrained and while attempting to get his back legs off he turned as bit left forearm.
Injury or illness
animal bite
Object or substance involved
animal
Summary line
animal bite to arm when attempting to move sloth bear
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Animal Keeper
- SOC code
- 39-2021: Animal Caretakers
- NAICS code
- 712130: Zoos
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 423
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 589,998
- EIN
- 916070005
- Establishment ID
- 640477
- Employer case #
- 17
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:30
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-25
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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