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OSHA Injury Report: Woodland Park Zoological Society

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at Woodland Park Zoological Society in 5500 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lead Animal Keeper in zoos.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Woodland Park Zoological Society
Parent company
Woodland Park Zoological Society
Street
5500 Phinney Ave N
City
Seattle
State
WA
ZIP
98103
On-site location
Asian Tropical Forest

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

I was clearing a cart that we use for animal supply storage at [REDACTED]

What happened

I started to move a cloth training bag and underneath it was an uncapped unblunted syringe. the syringe pierced the tip of my left index finger. There was also an object that we have used as a training cue in the past.

Injury or illness

blood borne pathogen exposure

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

needle poke blood born pathogen exposure

Employee and industry

Job description
Lead Animal Keeper
SOC code
39-2021 — Animal Caretakers
NAICS code
712130 — Zoos
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
423
Total hours worked
589998
EIN
916070005
Establishment ID
640477
Employer case #
9

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
15:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26JAN26:21:10:00

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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.