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Inspection: 309157667 - Lincoln Park Zoological Society

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 309157667
Report ID: 0524200
Date Opened: 07/06/2005

Site Address:
Lincoln Park Zoological Society
2001 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:8422

NAICS: 712130/Zoos and Botanical Gardens

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/08/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/09/2005

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 201266129 Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201261864
Event: 07/05/2005
An employee sustains injuries from gorilla attack

At approximately 9:50 a.m. on July 5, 2005, Employee #1, a zoo keeper intern, had just finished cleaning the animal side of the viewing hut window of an exhibit. She was walking back to enter the building when she was attacked by a 16-year-old male silverback gorilla. She sustained a bite wound to the lower left back and pains in the sole of her right foot and left ankle. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital where she was treated for her injuries and released. The intern was not equipped with a communication device/radio.

Keywords: ANIMAL HANDLER, BACK, ANIMAL BITE, ANKLE, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 309157667 Non Hospitalized injury Other Occupation not reported
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