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OSHA Injury Report: Seattle Aquarium

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Seattle Aquarium in 1483 Alaskan Way Pier 59, Seattle, WA 98101 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was animal Care Specialist I in aquariums.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Seattle Aquarium
Parent company
City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation
Street
1483 Alaskan Way Pier 59
City
Seattle
State
WA
ZIP
98101
On-site location
Offsite - Brookfield Zoo

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Doing an onsite facility visit shadowing on sea lion feeding. They wanted her to do a guest experience to hug a sea lion and they were bitten in the face.

What happened

When squatting down the sea lion bit

Injury or illness

Sea lion bite to the side of the face

Object or substance involved

Sea lion

Summary line

Sea lion bite to face

Employee and industry

Job description
Animal Care Specialist I
SOC code
39-2021 — Animal Caretakers
NAICS code
712130 — Aquariums
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
250
Total hours worked
319915
EIN
911189249
Establishment ID
987810
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
8:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:07:29:00

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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.