Seattle, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Seattle Aquarium
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Seattle Aquarium in 1483 Alaskan Way Pier 59, Seattle, WA 98101 resulted in days away from work. Employee was senior Animal Care Specialist 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
- Pier 60 - Sea Otter Exhibit
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Training sea otters
What happened
Otter bit left hand
Injury or illness
animal bite on left hand
Object or substance involved
sea otter
Summary line
Sea otter bite to left hand
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Senior Animal Care Specialist
- 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 #
- 7
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 11:30
- 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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