Anacortes, WA

Washington operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Anacortes, WA is state-run. The federal OSHA records on this page cover only workplaces under federal jurisdiction — they are not a complete picture of workplace safety in the city.

Employers with the most severe injuries in Anacortes

Example incidents

• Halycon Diving, Inc. ANACORTES, WASHINGTON · 2023-10-16 · Exposure to change in water pressure

  An employee was diving for sea cucumbers at a depth of approximately 70 feet. After completing the dive, they began to feel numbness in their legs and were hospitalized for decompression sickness.

• Dakota Creek Industries ANACORTES, WASHINGTON · 2015-09-09 · Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area

  An employee was sweeping next to the wash pad rail system around 7:40 a.m. An aerial lift (enclosed with tarp) used for abrasive blasting stopped to drive a short distance to a new area. The employee grabbed the tarp to move it out of the way, and the employee's foot got caught and was struck, requiring hospitalization.

• Dakota Creek Industries ANACORTES, WASHINGTON · 2015-05-20 · Kneeling, kneeling down-repetitive or prolonged

  An employee was preparing paint in the stern thruster room of a vessel tied up to the pier. He had to kneel and crawl on steel surfaces. He wore knee pads, but not all of the time. His left knee became sore, and he was diagnosed with bursitis with a possible infection.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.