Portland, OR ·
OSHA Injury Report: Metro- Oregon Zoo
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Metro- Oregon Zoo in 4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221 resulted in days away from work. Employee was horticultrist in zoos.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Metro- Oregon Zoo
- Parent company
- Metro
- Street
- 4001 SW Canyon Rd
- City
- Portland
- State
- OR
- ZIP
- 97221
- On-site location
- Lion exhibit
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 30
- Days restricted or transferred
- 32
Before the incident
String trimming the lion exhibit
What happened
String trimming the lion exhibit on the wet hillside. Slipped and fell twisting knee causing injury
Injury or illness
Right knee strain
Object or substance involved
N A
Summary line
Right knee strain from slip and fall on the hillside causing leg to twist
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Horticultrist
- SOC code
- 19-1013: Soil and Plant Scientists
- NAICS code
- 712130: Zoos
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 359
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 369,618
- EIN
- 930636311
- Establishment ID
- 575922
- Employer case #
- ZOO23-16
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
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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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