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OSHA Injury Report: New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops in Farmingdale, NJ 07727 resulted in days away from work. Employee was utility Mechanic in water treatment and distribution.

Establishment
New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops
Parent company
New Jersey American Water
Street
149 Yellowbrook Rd
City
Farmingdale
State
NJ
ZIP
07727
On-site location
102 Williams Place MANTOLOKING Utility work in field digging to fix a leak
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
4

Digging

Employee stated while digging he felt something in his back. He continued working the rest of the day and it was not until the end of the day that he back felt worst.

Strain of Muscle Fascia and tendon lower back.

N A

Tightness in back from digging

Job description
Utility Mechanic
SOC code
49-9012 — Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
NAICS code
221310 — Water treatment and distribution
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
76
Total hours worked
141771
EIN
221546642
Establishment ID
1080429
Employer case #
3071
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Submitted
30JAN24:20:30:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.