Palm Desert, CA —
OSHA Injury Report: Coachella Valley Water District
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Coachella Valley Water District in Palm Desert, CA 92211 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was grounds Maintenance Worker in water treatment and distribution.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Coachella Valley Water District
- Parent company
- Coachella Valley Water District
- Street
- 75515 Hovley Ln. East
- City
- Palm Desert
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 92211
- On-site location
- Coachella District Location
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 21
Before the incident
Employee was Trimming oleanders with a 14 chainsaw.
What happened
The employee reached in to pull out a branch that was just cut the chain continued to spin slowly.
Injury or illness
The chain lacerated the employees ' right thumb and ring finger.
Object or substance involved
chainsaws chain.
Summary line
Employee was trimming oleander reached in to remove a branch and forgot to set brake on chainsaw. Laceration to thumb and finger.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Grounds Maintenance Worker
- SOC code
- 37-3011 — Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
- NAICS code
- 221310 — Water treatment and distribution
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 545
- Total hours worked
- 1007350
- EIN
- 956000827
- Establishment ID
- 1259491
- Employer case #
- 20250401
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00
- Time of incident
- 8:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02MAR26:15:48:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.