Laurel, MD · 2025-11-06

OSHA Injury Report: WSSC Water

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2025-11-06, an injury at WSSC Water in 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20707 resulted in days away from work. Employee was meter Reader in water treatment and distribution.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: WSSC Water
Parent company: WSSC Water
Street: 14501 Sweitzer Lane
City: Laurel
State: MD
ZIP: 20707
On-site location: 6611 Braeburn Pky Bethesda MD 20817

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 26

Before the incident

Walking to access a meter.

What happened

Employee was trudging through a wooded area to access a meter read. Employee thought there was room to walk around an embankment employee slipped and fell.

Injury or illness

Sprain or Tear of Knee Right Side

Object or substance involved

Persons Plants Animals and Minerals - Plants trees vegetation - not processed

Summary line

Sprain or Tear of Knee Right Side - Directly harmed by: Persons Plants Animals and Minerals - Plants trees vegetation - not processed

Employee and industry

Job description: Meter Reader
SOC code: 43-5041: Meter Readers, Utilities
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 #: FY26-0009

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-11-06
Shift started: 07:00
Time of incident: 09:05
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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