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 canal Water 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
- Canal Rd MP 103.7
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 32
Before the incident
Removing a metal hand wheel.
What happened
Employee was holding the wheel with their right hand. They used a hammer to strike the wheel. The hammer struck the employees right index finger.
Injury or illness
Right hand index finger.
Object or substance involved
hammer
Summary line
Employees index finger got struck with a hammer.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Canal Water 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 #
- 202509JS
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 7:50
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02MAR26:16:39:00
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.