Bellingham, WA —
OSHA Injury Report: Whatcom Transportation Authority
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Whatcom Transportation Authority in Bellingham, WA 98226 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was transit Operator Trainee in bus line, local (except mixed mode).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Whatcom Transportation Authority
- Parent company
- Whatcom Transportation Authority
- Street
- 4011 Bakerview Spur
- City
- Bellingham
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98226
- On-site location
- Cornwall & York
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 8
Before the incident
Employee was standing on bus while mentor was operating
What happened
Employee was standing on bus while mentor was operating. Standing location was at front of bus wheel well self facing the curbside window organizing paperwork. Looked up and saw a driver run a red light his car hit the bus where employee was standing. There was contact between the bus and right hip hip was jarred during accident. Medical attention not sought at that time but symptoms worsened after incident.
Injury or illness
Vehicle accident while bus was in motion
Object or substance involved
vehicle driven by 3rd party
Summary line
R Hip Strain BUS AND CAR ACCIDENT
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Transit Operator Trainee
- SOC code
- 53-3052 — Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
- NAICS code
- 485113 — Bus line, local (except mixed mode)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 322
- Total hours worked
- 551953
- EIN
- 911529029
- Establishment ID
- 1094456
- Employer case #
- BM25879
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 0:00
- Time of incident
- 9:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 03MAR26:03:15:00
Source
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.