Laurel, MD ·
OSHA Injury Report: WSSC Water
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at WSSC Water in 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20707 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was utility Technician I in water treatment and distribution.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- WSSC Water
- Parent company
- WSSC Water
- Street
- 14501 Sweitzer Lane
- City
- Laurel
- State
- MD
- ZIP
- 20707
- On-site location
- Utility Service West Yard Lyttonsville
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 158
Before the incident
Moving equipment around in the rear of a WSSC utility vehicle.
What happened
Employee was moving a meter from their vehicle and while moving the meter another meter fell from the top shelf on the truck striking employee 's wrist.
Injury or illness
Contusion Bruise of Wrist Left Side
Object or substance involved
Parts and Materials - Other parts and materials
Summary line
Contusion Bruise of Wrist Left Side - Directly harmed by: Parts and Materials - Other parts and materials
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Utility Technician I
- SOC code
- 51-8031: Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
- NAICS code
- 221310: Water treatment and distribution
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,699
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 3,242,978
- Establishment ID
- 1207972
- Employer case #
- FY26-0006
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 07:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-03-03
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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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