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OSHA Injury Report: Department of Public Works, Bureau of Utilities w/o LPWRP

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Department of Public Works, Bureau of Utilities w/o LPWRP in Columbia, MD 21045 resulted in days away from work. Employee was motor Equipment Operator I in distribution line, sewer and water, construction.

Establishment
Department of Public Works, Bureau of Utilities w/o LPWRP
Parent company
Howard County
Street
8250 Old Montgomery Rd
City
Columbia
State
MD
ZIP
21045
On-site location
OMR
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
107
Days restricted or transferred
73

packing down dirt on a fence post

Employee reports he was packing down dirt on a fence post with a digging bar and felt something wrong with right shoulder. He felt a pop in shoulder

Employee reports he was packing down dirt on a fence post with a digging bar and felt something wrong with right shoulder. He felt a pop in shoulder

Employee reports he was packing down dirt on a fence post with a digging bar and felt something wrong with right shoulder. He felt a pop in shoulder

Employee reports he was packing down some dirt with a fence post and felt something wrong with right shoulder. He felt a pop in shoulder.

Job description
Motor Equipment Operator I
SOC code
47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
NAICS code
237110 — Distribution line, sewer and water, construction
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
85
Total hours worked
146819
EIN
526000965
Establishment ID
1225580
Employer case #
HC-23-3004
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Submitted
03MAR24:05:12:00

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.