As one of Seattle’s largest companies, Boeing employs hundreds of workers in its factories, warehouses, and corporate offices. Thanks, in part, to its size, Boeing handles their workers’ compensation claims outside of the Washington state system, making it a self-insured employer.
Filing a workers’ compensation claim with a self-insured employer shouldn’t impact how your case is handled. However, you won’t deal directly with Boeing or Washington state, which can make getting the benefits and compensation you’re entitled to more challenging.
For over 90 years, the experienced workers’ compensation attorneys at Walthew Law Firm have helped Western Washington residents and Boeing employees with their workers’ comp claim. Our justice-focused team aggressively protects your rights and pursues the maximum compensation you’re entitled to.
Common Injuries Boeing Employees Can Suffer
Boeing, of course, is known for aircraft, and many of them are assembled in Washington state. But making all the pieces come together requires collaboration among a wide range of specialized workers. Some of those jobs include:
- Corporate roles, like human resources and marketing
- Aircraft assembly
- Parts fabrication
- HVAC and electrical work
- Engineering
- Flight testing and training
- Defense and space work
And because there are a wide variety of roles at Boeing, there are just as wide of a variety of injuries. While injuries are more common in factory or assembly roles, employees in corporate roles can also be injured on the job.
2025 OSHA injury data
Recordable injuries at Boeing's Puget Sound sites
Totals each site reported to OSHA for 2025.
Bars show recordable cases. The rate is cases per 100 full-time workers.
- Everett Aircraft manufacturing 888 32,992 employees · rate 2.70
- Renton Aircraft manufacturing 432 13,303 employees · rate 3.26
- Seattle Aircraft maintenance and repair 96 9,989 employees · rate 0.97
- Auburn Aircraft parts manufacturing 93 4,455 employees · rate 2.10
- Puyallup Aircraft parts manufacturing 26 1,256 employees · rate 2.08
- SeaTac Packing and shipping 9 405 employees · rate 2.23
- Kent Aircraft engine parts manufacturing 3 1,036 employees · rate 0.29
Counts mostly track how many people work at a site. Everett reported the most cases and also has by far the largest workforce, so compare the rate, cases per 100 full-time workers, to see where injuries were more frequent.
Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application, 2025 Form 300A summaries. Submissions through August 31, 2026.
2025 OSHA injury data
Inside the injury reports
All 105 cases Boeing reported for Seattle and SeaTac in 2025. Select a job title, injury type or cause to see how they overlap.
Detailed case records are only available for Seattle and SeaTac. OSHA only collects case-by-case reports from industries on its designated list. Boeing files its Seattle and SeaTac sites as aircraft maintenance and shipping, which are on that list. Its aircraft manufacturing plants are not, so they report totals only. Injury types and causes are grouped from each case's OSHA description and are not official OSHA categories.
Job title
Showing top 10 of 30
Injury type
How it happened
Select anything in a list to narrow the cases. The other lists update to show only matching cases.
Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application, 2025 case detail (Forms 300 and 301). Submissions through August 31, 2026.
How Does Boeing Handle Workers’ Compensation Claims in Washington?
Nearly all Washington employers are required to provide workers’ compensation coverage to their employees. Large employers like Boeing have a choice between using the state-run system through the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) or certifying as a self-insured employer.
As a self-insured employer, Boeing’s workers’ compensation claims are handled differently than those in the state system. Instead of L&I administering your claim, Boeing uses a third-party administrator they hire to handle most of the work.
Your workers’ compensation claim with Boeing is no different than any other L&I claim. Labor and Industries still oversees your case and formally approves or denies it. And you’re entitled to the same rights and workers’ compensation benefits, including:
- Time-loss
- Medical care and treatment
- Loss of earning power
- Permanent partial disability
- Vocational training and rehab
- Permanent disability
The key difference is that instead of working with an L&I claim manager, you work with a third-party administrator who doesn’t work for the state. Boeing is still financially responsible for your claim and has to follow the same rules and regulations as L&I. But getting the care and compensation you’re entitled to can be challenging, because the third-party administrator decides your case, not L&I, which means the administrator can:
- Ask you to participate in an independent medical exam
- Administer wage-loss benefits
- Authorize and pay for medical treatment and bills
- Handle returning to work and light-duty issues
What if You Disagree With Boeing’s Third-Party Workers’ Compensation Administrator?
Boeing’s administrator may manage your claim and make a majority of the decisions, but they don’t have the final say. If the administrator makes a decision you disagree with, you can ask L&I to intervene with disputes like:
- Loss-of-earning-power benefits, including starting, stopping, or denying them
- Accepting or denying your medical condition as part of the claim
- Authorizing or denying medical treatments
- Light-duty job offers
What If Boeing Says They Aren’t Responsible for My Injury?
Workers’ compensation covers injuries you suffer on the job. In exchange for those benefits, you give up the right to sue your employer for additional damages. However, in some cases, Boeing may only be partly responsible for your accident or injury, making it difficult to recover full compensation for your injuries.
If Boeing isn’t entirely liable for your accident or injury, another entity might also be partly liable. For example, if you were injured using faulty machinery, tools, or equipment that Boeing supplied, the manufacturer of that equipment can be held accountable for your losses. This is known as a third-party claim.
Third-party claims are a type of personal injury case you can pursue in addition to a workers’ compensation claim to recover additional damages beyond your workers’ compensation benefits.
Why Hire Walthew Law Firm for Your Boeing Workers’ Compensation Claim
With over 90 years of experience in workers’ compensation law and dealing with self-insured employers, Walthew Law Firm ensures your rights are protected. We will:
- Conduct a free, in-depth review of your Boeing workers’ compensation claim
- Answer your questions about third-party workers’ compensation administrators
- Investigate your case and get the medical documents or other evidence that support your claim
- Work with your medical provider to ensure your injury is correctly documented
- Pursue compensation for your past and future medical care and treatment
- Represent you throughout the entire claims process
- Handle negotiations with Boeing and their third-party administrator
Contact Walthew Law Firm Today
With lawyers who know workers’ compensation and personal injury law, Walthew Law Firm is uniquely positioned to help injured workers and their loved ones with their Boeing workers’ comp claim. Serving residents throughout Western Washington, we aggressively pursue justice and maximum compensation from large employers, third-party workers’ comp administrators, and L&I.
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