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OSHA Injury Report: Public Works Complex

Respiratory condition · Days away from work

On , a respiratory condition at Public Works Complex in Yakima, WA 98901 resulted in days away from work. Employee was transit Operator in executive offices, federal, state, and local (e.g., governor, mayor, president).

Establishment
Public Works Complex
Parent company
City of Yakima
Street
2301 Fruitvale Blvd
City
Yakima
State
WA
ZIP
98901
On-site location
South 4th Ave and West Pine
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)
Days away from work
8

Worker was drivng city bus

Per worker she was driving [REDACTED] in [REDACTED] 77 when approaching the bus stop at [REDACTED]. The garbage can was on fire. She took the fire extinguisher and proceeded to put the fire out. After numerous attempts she inhaled fumes from the plastic garage can and the fire extinguisher.

Lungs and eyes

fumes from fire extinguisher

smoke inhalation due to attempted fire extinguishment

Job description
Transit Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
921110 — Executive offices, federal, state, and local (e.g., governor, mayor, president)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
201
Total hours worked
318812
EIN
916001293
Establishment ID
1157129
Employer case #
2168
Date of incident
Time of incident
17:20:00.000
Submitted
05MAR24:17:55:00

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.