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OSHA Injury Report: Whatcom Transportation Authority

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Whatcom Transportation Authority in 4011 Bakerview Spur, Bellingham, WA 98226 resulted in days away from work. Employee was tRANSIT OPERATOR in bus line, local (except mixed mode).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Whatcom Transportation Authority
Parent company
Whatcom Transportation Authority
Street
4011 Bakerview Spur
City
Bellingham
State
WA
ZIP
98226
On-site location
Job site

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
80

Before the incident

Employee was deboarding a passenger with wheelchair

What happened

Employee was deboarding a passenger with wheelchair. Passenger started moving the wheelchair before the lift was fully deployed. The wheelchair tire popped off the lift and in an effort yo straighten the wheelchair back into lift employee pulled up on the stuck wheel and heard and felt three pops in bicep muscle. Arm did not feel right and was painful to use.

Injury or illness

The motion of moving a wheel chair

Object or substance involved

Wheel chair

Summary line

Bicep tendon rupture TRYING TO GET WHEELCHAIR UNSTUCK FROM LIFT LIFTED WHEELCHAIR WHEEL AND HEARD POPPING IN LEFT BICEP AND PAIN IN LEFT BICEP

Employee and industry

Job description
TRANSIT OPERATOR
SOC code
53-3052 — Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
NAICS code
485113 — Bus line, local (except mixed mode)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
322
Total hours worked
551953
EIN
911529029
Establishment ID
1094456
Employer case #
BN58908

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
14:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03MAR26:03:08:00

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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.