Seattle, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Seattle Aquarium
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Seattle Aquarium in 1483 Alaskan Way Pier 59, Seattle, WA 98101 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was animal Care Specialist I in aquariums.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Seattle Aquarium
- Parent company
- City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation
- Street
- 1483 Alaskan Way Pier 59
- City
- Seattle
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98101
- On-site location
- Offsite - Brookfield Zoo
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Doing an onsite facility visit shadowing on sea lion feeding. They wanted her to do a guest experience to hug a sea lion and they were bitten in the face.
What happened
When squatting down the sea lion bit
Injury or illness
Sea lion bite to the side of the face
Object or substance involved
Sea lion
Summary line
Sea lion bite to face
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Animal Care Specialist I
- SOC code
- 39-2021: Animal Caretakers
- NAICS code
- 712130: Aquariums
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 250
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 319,915
- EIN
- 911189249
- Establishment ID
- 987810
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 08:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-27
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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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