Ypsilanti, MI ·
OSHA Injury Report: Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority - Administration & Wastewater Operations
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority - Administration & Wastewater Operations in 2777 State Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48198 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was plant Operator in water treatment and distribution.
Where did this happen?
- Parent company
- Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority
- Street
- 2777 State Road
- City
- Ypsilanti
- State
- MI
- ZIP
- 48198
- On-site location
- Incinerator
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 13
Before the incident
Rotating feed valves to incinerator
What happened
The employee was opening a chain valve to feed sludge into the incinerator. The lock key failed causing the chain wheel to drop from the mounting stem striking him on the knees. All chain wheels have since been welded in place.
Injury or illness
Contusion and strain to left knee
Object or substance involved
Chain wheel
Summary line
Both knees
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Plant Operator
- SOC code
- 51-8031: Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
- NAICS code
- 221310: Water treatment and distribution
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 115
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 219,869
- EIN
- 382052446
- Establishment ID
- 46352
- Employer case #
- 03
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 00:00
- Time of incident
- 02:50
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-23
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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