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OSHA Injury Report: Seattle Parks and Recreation

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Seattle Parks and Recreation in 100 Dexter Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was general Laborer 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
Urban Forestry

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
38

Before the incident

Cleaning up leaves and debris after storms.

What happened

Using backpack blower and other equipment. Strained back with the repetivie work cleaning up debris.

Injury or illness

strain

Object or substance involved

backpack blower

Summary line

Strained back using equipment to blow leaves and picking up heavy items.

Employee and industry

Job description
General Laborer
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
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 #
85

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
12:00
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.