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OSHA Injury Report: City of Lynchburg, Public Works Department, Streets Division

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at City of Lynchburg, Public Works Department, Streets Division in Lynchburg, VA 24501 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was streets Crew Leader in pothole filling, highway, road, street or bridge.

Establishment
City of Lynchburg, Public Works Department, Streets Division
Parent company
City of Lynchburg, Public Works Department
Street
1700 Memorial Avenue
City
Lynchburg
State
VA
ZIP
24501
On-site location
Public Works Complex 1700 Memorial Avenue Lynchburg VA
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Attempting to remove salt spreader from the back bed of a 2-ton dump truck

Using a metal digging bar to move salt spreader in the bed of dump truck. The bar was dropped & fell onto top of right foot.

Contusions to right foot and ankle.

Digging bar

Using a metal digging bar to move salt spreader in the bed of dump truck. The bar was dropped & fell onto top of right foot resulting in contusions to right foot & ankle.

Job description
Streets Crew Leader
SOC code
47-4051 — Highway Maintenance Workers
NAICS code
237310 — Pothole filling, highway, road, street or bridge
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
34
Total hours worked
52732
Establishment ID
215381
Employer case #
4
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:15:00.000
Submitted
26FEB24:19:52:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.