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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 student Employee 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
Ridgeway Commons exit steps.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
9

Before the incident

Leaving building at end of shift.

What happened

Fell and sprained ankle on steps

Injury or illness

Sprain of left ankle.

Object or substance involved

Steps.

Summary line

Sprained ankle in fall on steps.

Employee and industry

Job description
Student Employee
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
611310 — Universities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3893
Total hours worked
4963391
EIN
916000562
Establishment ID
560333
Employer case #
23

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
13:00:00.000
Time of incident
16:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02FEB24:22:57:00

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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.