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OSHA Injury Report: Seattle Parks and Recreation

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Seattle Parks and Recreation in 100 Dexter Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was gardener in nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Seattle Parks and Recreation
Parent company
City of Seattle
Street
100 Dexter Ave N
City
Seattle
State
WA
ZIP
98109
On-site location
Arboretum

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
-9999
Days restricted or transferred
-9999

Before the incident

Pulling black berry vine out of fern bed.

What happened

While pulling the vine it caused spores to release from fern and get into right eye.

Injury or illness

swelling

Object or substance involved

fern spores

Summary line

Pulling black berry from fern which caused spors to release and get into employees right eye.

Employee and industry

Job description
Gardener
SOC code
37-3011 — Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
NAICS code
712190 — Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1897
Total hours worked
2426610
EIN
916001275
Establishment ID
1433588
Employer case #
61

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
13:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:21:48:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.