La Mesa, CA —
OSHA Injury Report: Helix Water District
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Helix Water District in La Mesa, CA 91942 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was valve Maintenance Technician III in water treatment and distribution.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Helix Water District
- Parent company
- Helix Water District
- Street
- 7811 University Ave
- City
- La Mesa
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 91942
- On-site location
- Parks Avenue and Junior High Drive in La Mesa, CA
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 13
Before the incident
Using a digging bar to remove a gate cap
What happened
Employee was using a digging bar to remove a gate cap while exercising a water valve. The tool gave way and employee hear [REDACTED] felt a pop sound in shoulder.
Injury or illness
Right shoulder injury
Object or substance involved
Digging bar
Summary line
Right shoulder injury
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Valve Maintenance Technician III
- SOC code
- 49-9012 — Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
- NAICS code
- 221310 — Water treatment and distribution
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 174
- Total hours worked
- 288449
- EIN
- 956001812
- Establishment ID
- 307631
- Employer case #
- 01-OC-24
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Time of incident
- 14:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 21JAN2025:20:23:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.