Seattle, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: UW Airlift NW
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at UW Airlift NW in 6501 Perimeter Road S, Seattle, WA 98108 resulted in days away from work. Employee was flight Nurse in ambulance Services.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- UW Airlift NW
- Parent company
- University of Washington
- Street
- 6501 Perimeter Road S
- City
- Seattle
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98108
- On-site location
- Helipad at HMC
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 17
Before the incident
Employee was stepping out of the helicopter after completing a patient flight to said hospital. Employee had three points of contact and was facing the aircraft to unload equipment bags.
What happened
As employee exited the aircraft on the right side [REDACTED] the pilot the pilot also exited and expeditiously moved from his position aftward striking the employee. Employee was knocked to the ground and struck the posterior aspect of her head on the ground. She immediately felt dizzy and nausous but did not lose consciousness.
Injury or illness
Occipital contusion and concussion.
Object or substance involved
Ground.
Summary line
Concussion without loss of consciousness
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Flight Nurse
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 621910: Ambulance Services
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 150
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 239,009
- EIN
- 430653611
- Establishment ID
- 679607
- Employer case #
- BL78712
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 09:00
- Time of incident
- 09:10
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-22
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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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