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
- brown bear exhibit
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 8
Before the incident
servicing brown bear exhibit
What happened
carrying float toy (large plastic toy) on bear exhibit to put in the pool. The toy slipped out of my hand & the edge fell on my left foot. It hurt but wasn 't debilitating. I was able to pick the toy back up & toss in the pool & carry out the rest of my AM. It was sore but I could still walk on it. I am fine to cointue day but will go to provider to see if Xray needed.
Injury or illness
blunt hit
Object or substance involved
bear toy
Summary line
[REDACTED] hit to foot after dropping large plastic toy for bear exhibit
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 #
- 18
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:30
- Time of incident
- 08:00
- 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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