Bellingham, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority in 2050 Lake Whatcom Blvd, Bellingham, WA 98229 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was recruit Fire Fighter Volunteer in firefighting services (except forest and private).
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
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.
What happened
No pain at the time but developed bruising and stiffness overnight.
Injury or illness
Inside Left Knee Contusion.
Object or substance involved
Concrete floor.
Summary line
Knee Contusion
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Recruit Fire Fighter Volunteer
- SOC code
- 33-2011: Firefighters
- NAICS code
- 922160: Firefighting services (except forest and private)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 56
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 79,752
- EIN
- 800307469
- Establishment ID
- 1174105
- Employer case #
- 2023-8
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-27
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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