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OSHA Injury Report: Merrill Gardens at Ballard LLC

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Merrill Gardens at Ballard LLC in Seattle, WA 98107 resulted in days away from work. Employee was dishwasher in assisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities.

Establishment
Merrill Gardens at Ballard LLC
Parent company
Merrill Gardens at Ballard LLC
Street
2418 NW 56th ST
City
Seattle
State
WA
ZIP
98107
On-site location
Kitchen
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
10
Days restricted or transferred
80

Lifting a tray of dishes off an overhead shelf.

The employee was emptying the smaller compost bin into the large compost bin and was shaking the contents and felt a pull tear. When he came back from the refuse and tried to lift a tray of dishes he felt a pop and a bulge appeared near his belly button.

Umbilical Hernia

Weigh of compost and dish tray

Umbilical Hernia

Job description
Dishwasher
SOC code
35-9021 — Dishwashers
NAICS code
623312 — Assisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
58
Total hours worked
75111
EIN
602791014
Establishment ID
1088490
Employer case #
3
Date of incident
Shift started
15:08:00.000
Time of incident
15:30:00.000
Submitted
27JAN24:00:18:00

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.