San Diego, CA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Public Utilities - Chollas
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Public Utilities - Chollas 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
- Public Utilities - Chollas
- Parent company
- City of San Diego
- Street
- 2797 Caminito Chollas
- City
- San Diego
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 92105
- On-site location
- 3642 HIGHLAND AVE
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 32
Before the incident
on a designated route installing residential water meter in a water meter box 9W x 13 L.
What happened
The employee was removing a residential water meter on his knees. While use the hand tools he felt a sharp pain in his back.
Injury or illness
the employee experienced a sharp pain in his lower back.
Object or substance involved
The awkward position and force needed to remove the water meter
Summary line
Sharp pain in lower back while replacing water meter
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 (2025 average)
- 445
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 858,850
- EIN
- 956000776
- Establishment ID
- 364069
- Employer case #
- 95
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 09:40
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-23
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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