San Diego, CA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Chollas - Public Utilities
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Chollas - Public Utilities in 2797 Caminito Chollas, San Diego, CA 92105 resulted in days away from work. Employee was laborer 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
- 67 HWY Between Willow RD and Lakeside Ave
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 49
- Days restricted or transferred
- 37
Before the incident
trying to replace a Corporation Stop Valve that was leaking in a confined space.
What happened
employee in a manhole was using 2 pipe wrenches to loosen the Corporation Stop Valve. When the employee tried to loosen the valve he felt a pop in his left shoulder and lost movement for a moment.
Injury or illness
Possible dislocation of left shoulder.
Object or substance involved
Physical strain from using 2 16 pipe wrenches and trying to loosen a valve in a tight space.
Summary line
While replacing an air valve that was leaking While removing the brass fitting with a 16 pipe wrench as I pulled on the wrench I felt intense pain on the left shoulder
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Laborer
- SOC code
- 53-7081: Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- 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 #
- 97
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 18:00
- 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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