Chattanooga, TN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Tennessee American Water
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Tennessee American Water in 109 Wiehl St., Chattanooga, TN 37403 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was field Service Representative in water supply systems.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Tennessee American Water
- Parent company
- American Water Works
- Street
- 109 Wiehl St.
- City
- Chattanooga
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37403
- On-site location
- Julian Road
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Readjusting meter lid in the slide-out compartment in the back of work truck.
What happened
Employee heard a dog approaching which caused them to quickly turn and look while holing the meter lid. The meter lid stopped against the compartment but upper body continued moving causing a pain in employee 's shoulder upper arm.
Injury or illness
Ruptured bicep.
Object or substance involved
Ergonomics - awkward position turning
Summary line
Ruptured bicep while adjusting meter lid in truck.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Field Service Representative
- SOC code
- 41-3091: Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
- NAICS code
- 221310: Water supply systems
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 90
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 174,596
- EIN
- 231340234
- Establishment ID
- 941588
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:30
- Time of incident
- 14:24
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-26
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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