San Diego, CA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Chollas - Public Utilities
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Chollas - Public Utilities in 2797 Caminito Chollas, San Diego, CA 92105 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was water Sys Tech in collection, treatment, and disposal of waste through a sewer system.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Chollas - Public Utilities
- Parent company
- City of San Diego
- Street
- 2797 Caminito Chollas
- City
- San Diego
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 92105
- On-site location
- 13126 old west ave, poway ca
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 43
Before the incident
The employee was removing and replacing a small water meter at a residence.
What happened
The employee was on his knees bending over to remove the water meter when he felt pain in his lower back.
Injury or illness
The employee felt tightness and pain in the lower back
Object or substance involved
The repeated positioning of the job task irritated the employee 's lower back.
Summary line
R lower back pain Was removing and replacing a small water meter at a residence The process involves kneeling bending over and reaching for 15-30 minutes on average
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Water Sys Tech
- SOC code
- 51-8031: Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
- NAICS code
- 221320: Collection, treatment, and disposal of waste through a sewer system
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 454
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 876,220
- EIN
- 956000776
- Establishment ID
- 364069
- Employer case #
- 107
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 13:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-03-12
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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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