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OSHA Injury Report: Benton PUD

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Benton PUD in Kennewick, WA 99336 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lineman Journeyman in distribution of electric power.

Establishment
Benton PUD
Parent company
Benton PUD
Street
2721 W. 10th Avenue
City
Kennewick
State
WA
ZIP
99336
On-site location
6715 W Kennewick Avenue APT 12 Kennewick WA
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
114
Days restricted or transferred
34

Trying to find access to equipment.

There was no access to the equipment so had to climb fence to access. While climbing the fence a board broke and fell over.

Some abrasions and scrapes on left side arm and ankle. Sprain strain of upper left forearm and arm.

Fence and ground.

Board broke while climbing fence and fell down injuring (sprain strain) of left forearm and upper arm. Also got some cuts and scrapes on left ankle forearm and upper arm.

Job description
Lineman Journeyman
SOC code
49-9051 — Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
NAICS code
221122 — Distribution of electric power
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
152
Total hours worked
275013
Establishment ID
928830
Employer case #
3
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
16:00:00.000
Submitted
30JAN24:01:43:00

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.