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OSHA Injury Report: Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government - The Louisville Zoo
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government - The Louisville Zoo in 1100 Trevilian Way, Louisville, KY 40213 resulted in days away from work. Employee was auto Maintenance Mechanic in zoos.
Where did this happen?
- Parent company
- Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government
- Street
- 1100 Trevilian Way
- City
- Louisville
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 40213
- On-site location
- 1100 Trevillian Way
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 48
Before the incident
Employee suffered insect bite while working on a shift door in the [REDACTED] building. Another employee with the Gorilla department was assisting. Employee thought it was a fly or other nuisance bite. The next day it was bruised and the following day it swelled. Employee went to wellness center on [REDACTED] for treatment and receved antibiotics. At that point the employee was unsure if his injury was related to the insect bite. [REDACTED] it became clear that the employee had been bitten by something venomous likely a brown recluse due to the presence of necrotic tissue. Employee has been seeing a wound specialist to treat the injury. The employee mentioned the injury to a supervisor the week after he was bitten and was mistakenly informed the reporting window had passed.
What happened
Employee suffered insect bite while working on a shift door in the [REDACTED] building. Another employee with the Gorilla department was assisting. Employee thought it was a fly or other nuisance bite. The next day it was bruised and the following day it swelled. Employee went to wellness center on [REDACTED] for treatment and receved antibiotics. At that point the employee was unsure if his injury was related to the insect bite. [REDACTED] it became clear that the employee had been bitten by something venomous likely a brown recluse due to the presence of necrotic tissue. Employee has been seeing a wound specialist to treat the injury. The employee mentioned the injury to a supervisor the week after he was bitten and was mistakenly informed the reporting window had passed.
Injury or illness
Insect Bite-Sting
Object or substance involved
Insect
Summary line
Insect Bite-Sting Leg-Right Insect
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Auto Maintenance Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-9071 — Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- NAICS code
- 712130 — Zoos
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 135
- Total hours worked
- 315141
- EIN
- 320049006
- Establishment ID
- 749852
- Employer case #
- 2539
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:30
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 21FEB2025:21:09:00
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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.
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