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OSHA Injury Report: COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION in 301 First Street # 146, Williamsburg, VA 23185 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sR MANAGER HISTORIC TRA in historic Education Museum.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION
Parent company
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG
Street
301 First Street # 146
City
Williamsburg
State
VA
ZIP
23185
On-site location
The Magazine

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

[REDACTED] demonstration

What happened

WHILE LOADING MY MUSKET FOR THE [REDACTED] DEMONSTRATION THE MUSKET HAD A PREMATURE DISCHARGE WHILE RELOADING WHICH FLASHED NEAR MY FACE AND HAND. BECAUSE I WAS OPERATING THE MUSKET CORRECTLY THIS RESULTED IN A FLASH OF FLAMES NEAR MY FACE AND HAND AND

Injury or illness

Right eye corneal abrasion

Object or substance involved

Musket flash of flames

Summary line

WHILE LOADING MY MUSKET FOR THE [REDACTED] DEMONSTRATION THE MUSKET HAD A PREMATURE DISCHARGE WHILE RELOADING WHICH FLASHED NEAR MY FACE AND HAND. BECAUSE I WAS OPERATING THE MUSKET CORRECTLY THIS RESULTED IN A FLASH OF FLAMES NEAR MY FACE AND HAND AND

Employee and industry

Job description
SR MANAGER HISTORIC TRA
SOC code
2619826 — Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
NAICS code
712120 — Historic Education Museum
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
901
Total hours worked
1590408
Establishment ID
544191
Employer case #
135

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:45
Time of incident
16:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
21JAN26:19:28:00

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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.