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Inspection: 2020220 - New York Zoological Society
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Inspection Information - Office: Queens District | ||||
| Nr: 2020220 | Report ID: 0215600 | Open Date: 08/01/1985 | ||
| New York Zoological Society | ||||
| 185th Street And Southern Blvd Bronx, NY 10460 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 8422/Arboreta and Botanical or Zoological Gardens | ||||
| Mailing: 185th Street And Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10460 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/02/1985 | |
| Close Case: | 10/02/1985 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360664163 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14486120 | Event: 07/29/1985 | Zoo Keeper Attacked And Killed By Two Siberian Tigers | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTRUCTED TO CHECK ON THE LOCATION OF A TIGER. IF THE TIGER HAD MOVED FROM A HOLDING PEN TO THE EXHIBITION AREA, SHE WAS INSTRUCTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR BETWEEN THE TWO AREAS FROM OUTSIDE THE FENCES. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE EMPLOYEE UNLOCKED, AND ACCOMPANIED BY A TRAINEE, ENTERED THE EXHIBITION AREA. THEY HAD WALKED ABOUT 25 FEET ALONG THE FENCE WHEN THE KEEPER WAS ATTACKED BY TWO SIBERIAN TIGERS. ONE TIGER BIT HER ON THE NECK, CRUSHING THE VERTEBRA AND KILLING HER. THE TRAINEE WAS NOT INJURED. | ||||||
| Keywords: work rules, crushed, animal bite, neck, vertebra, tiger | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 2020220 | Fatality | Cancer | Occupation not reported | ||