Palm Desert, CA —
OSHA Injury Report: Coachella Valley Water District
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Coachella Valley Water District in Palm Desert, CA 92211 resulted in days away from work. Employee was domestic Equipment Technician 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
- 23900 Longvue Rd. Sky Valley
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
- Days restricted or transferred
- 14
Before the incident
Employee was cutting a section of 6 water main.
What happened
Finishing the final cut at the bottom of the pipe the saw jerk back and the protective shield hit the employee on the face and cut a piece of the shirt near the chest.
Injury or illness
Abrasion to the chest
Object or substance involved
Strike by object.
Summary line
EE was operating chop saw saw kicked back into employees face and cut employee on chest.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Domestic Equipment Technician
- SOC code
- 51-8031 — Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
- NAICS code
- 221310 — Water treatment and distribution
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 545
- Total hours worked
- 1007350
- EIN
- 956000827
- Establishment ID
- 1259491
- Employer case #
- 202508-01
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 17:20
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02MAR26:16:28:00
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.