Forks, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Clallam County Public Hospital District #1 (DBA Forks Community Hospital)
Hearing loss · Days away from work
At a glance
On , a hearing loss at Clallam County Public Hospital District #1 (DBA Forks Community Hospital) in 530 Bogachiel Way, Forks, WA 98331 resulted in days away from work. Employee was EMT in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Street
- 530 Bogachiel Way
- City
- Forks
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98331
- On-site location
- ambulance shed
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Hearing loss (code 5)
- Days away from work
- 180
Before the incident
I was walking passed ambulance 694 I reached the corner of it and put my hand on the vehicle like I always do and the airhorn went off. I was stunned shocked and disoriented. I paused and then continued walking looking for the reason it went off. I saw the [REDACTED] a maintenance worker was hunched down below the driver door. I asked did you just make [REDACTED] go off he said yeah I have to test it.. I continued looking at him dazed trying to orientate myself. He said Sorry I continued into the ambulance shed and reported it to my supervisor and went home for the day.
What happened
I was walking passed ambulance 694 I reached the corner of it and put my hand on the vehicle like I always do and the airhorn went off. I was stunned shocked and disoriented. I paused and then continued walking looking for the reason it went off. I saw the [REDACTED] a maintenance worker was hunched down below the driver door. I asked did you just make [REDACTED] go off he said yeah I have to test it.. I continued looking at him dazed trying to orientate myself. He said Sorry I continued into the ambulance shed and reported it to my supervisor and went home for the day.
Injury or illness
Hearing Loss or Impairment
Object or substance involved
INJ - Continual Noise
Summary line
I was walking passed ambulance 694 I reached the corner of it and put my hand on the vehicle like I always do and the airhorn went off. I was stunned shocked and disoriented. I paused and then continued walking looking for the reason it went off. I saw th
Employee and industry
- Job description
- EMT
- SOC code
- 29-2042: Emergency Medical Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 164
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 277,436
- EIN
- 916001732
- Establishment ID
- 435483
- Employer case #
- SX33744
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:22
- Time of incident
- 16:10
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-03-05
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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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