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OSHA Injury Report: Metro- Oregon Zoo

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Metro- Oregon Zoo in Portland, OR 97221 resulted in days away from work. Employee was horticultrist in zoos.

Establishment
Metro- Oregon Zoo
Parent company
Metro
Street
4001 SW Canyon Rd
City
Portland
State
OR
ZIP
97221
On-site location
Tiger exhibit
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
1

Cutting down trees in the tiger exhibit

Head contusion due to cutting down tree when the holding strap broke causing tree to fall and hit head.

Head contusion

Tree

Head contusion due to cutting down tree when the holding strap broke causing tree to fall and hit head.

Job description
Horticultrist
SOC code
19-1013 — Soil and Plant Scientists
NAICS code
712130 — Zoos
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
359
Total hours worked
369618
EIN
930636311
Establishment ID
575922
Employer case #
ZOO23-03
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:21:00:00

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.