Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2020220 - New York Zoological Society

Inspection Information - Office: Queens District Office

Inspection Nr: 2020220

Report ID: 0215600

Date Opened: 08/01/1985

Site Address:
New York Zoological Society
185th Street And Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10460

Mailing Address:
185th Street And Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10460

Union Status: Union

SIC:8422

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/02/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/02/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360664163

Investigation Summary

Investigation 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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2020220			Fatality	Cancer	Occupation not reported

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