Taft, CA ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Kern Water District
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at West Kern Water District in 800 Kern St, Taft, CA 93268 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was equipment Operator in water distribution (except irrigation).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Kern Water District
- Parent company
- West Kern Water District
- Street
- 800 Kern St
- City
- Taft
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 93268
- On-site location
- Yard near Welding Shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
He was loading a pump in the back bed of the gang truck.
What happened
He went to step down off the tailgate and lost his footing and fell face first off the tailgate about 36 off the ground onto asphalt pavement. Tried to break his fall with his hands but his wrists face and knee hit the asphalt.
Injury or illness
Strain bruising and contusion to right wrist right knee and left wrist.
Object or substance involved
Asphalt pavement
Summary line
Strain Multiple Body Parts - Slip Trip Fall off of Motor Vehicle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Equipment Operator
- SOC code
- 51-8031: Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
- NAICS code
- 221310: Water distribution (except irrigation)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 42
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 72,190
- EIN
- 956006358
- Establishment ID
- 370055
- Employer case #
- 24-178406
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 06:50
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-06
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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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