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OSHA Injury Report: South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority in Bellingham, WA 98229 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was recruit Fire Fighter Volunteer in firefighting services (except forest and private).

Establishment
South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority
Parent company
South Whatcom Fire Authority
Street
2050 Lake Whatcom Blvd
City
Bellingham
State
WA
ZIP
98229
On-site location
Station 12
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Woke up the following day to inside left knee tenderness and bruising. Fire attack training the [REDACTED] working down hallways with concrete floors. Wearing full PPE bunker gear SCBA and knee pads.

No pain at the time but developed bruising and stiffness overnight.

Inside Left Knee Contusion.

Concrete floor.

Knee Contusion

Job description
Recruit Fire Fighter Volunteer
SOC code
33-2011 — Firefighters
NAICS code
922160 — Firefighting services (except forest and private)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
56
Total hours worked
79752
EIN
800307469
Establishment ID
1174105
Employer case #
2023-8
Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Submitted
27FEB24:00:34:00

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