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OSHA Injury Report: Airlift Northwest

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Airlift Northwest in 6501 Perimeter Rd South, Seattle, WA 98108 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was flight nurse in air ambulance services.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Airlift Northwest
Parent company
University of Washington
Street
6501 Perimeter Rd South
City
Seattle
State
WA
ZIP
98108
On-site location
Inside Thurston County medic unit

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was completing physical assessment of altered trauma patient with gloved hands. This typically involves palpating various points along the patient 's body that could potentially be injured.

What happened

Employee made contact with shard of glass embedded in patient 's shoe and sustained a laceration to his left 3rd finger through the glove. The glove was contaminated with the patient 's fresh blood at this time.

Injury or illness

Laceration to the left 3rd finger and potential exposure to patient blood.

Object or substance involved

Sharp glass.

Summary line

L 3rd finger laceration and patient blood contamination

Employee and industry

Job description
Flight nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
621910 — Air ambulance services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
155
Total hours worked
230020
EIN
916001537
Establishment ID
1295594
Employer case #
22958

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:00
Time of incident
18:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted
07FEB2025:18:02:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.