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OSHA Injury Report: Western Washington University

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Western Washington University in 516 High ST, MS 9070, Bellingham, WA 98225 resulted in days away from work. Employee was custodian in universities.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Western Washington University
Street
516 High ST, MS 9070
City
Bellingham
State
WA
ZIP
98225
On-site location
Academic Instructional Center 171 hallway

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Before the incident

Walking down hallway.

What happened

Caught her shoe on the carpet and fell face-down on the floor.

Injury or illness

Contusion of nose and face.

Object or substance involved

Floor.

Summary line

Tripped in hallway and fell bruising nose and right side of face.

Employee and industry

Job description
Custodian
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
611310 — Universities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3893
Total hours worked
4963391
EIN
916000562
Establishment ID
560333
Employer case #
22

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:00:00.000
Time of incident
18:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02FEB24:19:37:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.