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OSHA Injury Report: Seattle Aquarium

Other illness · Days away from work

On , an other illness at Seattle Aquarium in Seattle, WA 98101 resulted in days away from work. Employee was curator of Temperate Fish and Invertebrates in aquariums.

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 59 - WOWW Exhibit
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
32

Was raising to the surface after diving in WOWW helping retrieve fish

She went up and down in the exhibit a number of times over 70 minutes. Once out of the water she realized her equilibrium was off. After an hour with symptoms not improving they went to the ER

Air embolism

SCUBA equipment

Developed illness (AGE) after [REDACTED] diving

Job description
Curator of Temperate Fish and Invertebrates
SOC code
19-1023 — Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
NAICS code
712130 — Aquariums
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
250
Total hours worked
319915
EIN
911189249
Establishment ID
987810
Employer case #
8
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:07:29:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.