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OSHA Injury Report: Seattle Aquarium

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Seattle Aquarium in 1483 Alaskan Way Pier 59, Seattle, WA 98101 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was research Scientist Climate Resilience 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
Neah Bay WA

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
18

Before the incident

[REDACTED] had just gotten in the water to [REDACTED] dive and conduct field research.

What happened

[REDACTED] was descending and experienced pain in his ear.

Injury or illness

Burst ear drum

Object or substance involved

pressure from scuba diving

Summary line

Ear injury from [REDACTED] diving

Employee and industry

Job description
Research Scientist Climate Resilience
SOC code
19-2099 — Physical Scientists, All Other
NAICS code
712130 — Aquariums
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
257
Total hours worked
373158
EIN
911189249
Establishment ID
987810
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
24FEB24:17:25:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.