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OSHA Injury Report: Woodland Park Zoological Society

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Woodland Park Zoological Society in 5500 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was 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
bear holding

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Shutting a shift door

What happened

I was shutting a shift door that is hard to close and I thought the bear was coming back so I stopped. When I went to start to close it again my finger got smashed between the door handle and the metal piece that sticks out to put the lock through. It left a dent in my finger and it did swell and turn blue. I did ice it right afterwards. It is still painful and has some swelling and discoloration.

Injury or illness

blunt hit

Object or substance involved

door

Summary line

abrasion to finger closing shift door

Employee and industry

Job description
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 #
19

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
8:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:17:28:00

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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.