Fountain Valley, CA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Orange County Water District
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Orange County Water District in 18700 Ward St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Tech Grade in water treatment plants.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Orange County Water District
- Parent company
- Orange County Water District
- Street
- 18700 Ward St
- City
- Fountain Valley
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 92708
- On-site location
- Lime Building
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
- Days restricted or transferred
- 52
Before the incident
He was squatting down
What happened
Employee was performing routine cleaning of the lime trenches. When he squatted down he felt a pull in his lower back.
Injury or illness
Lumbar strain
Object or substance involved
None
Summary line
The employee sustained a lumbar strain while squatting down to hose down the trench with water.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Tech Grade
- SOC code
- 49-9012: Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
- NAICS code
- 221310: Water treatment plants
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 259
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 439,640
- EIN
- 956002277
- Establishment ID
- 404030
- Employer case #
- 7
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 08:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-04
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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