Klamath Falls, OR —
OSHA Injury Report: Avista Klamath Falls
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Avista Klamath Falls in Klamath Falls, OR 97603 resulted in days away from work. Employee was gas Serviceman in distribution of natural gas.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Avista Klamath Falls
- Parent company
- Aivsta
- Street
- 2825 Dakota Ct
- City
- Klamath Falls
- State
- OR
- ZIP
- 97603
- On-site location
- Customer's Meter Set Klamath Falls
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 145
- Days restricted or transferred
- 98
Before the incident
Installing a meter
What happened
[REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was wrenching on meter and heard felt pop in right wrist. As this is somewhat normal for him he didn’t think anything of it. Come [REDACTED] evening the wrist began to get increasingly sore so much so it was a restless night. This continued into [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] he decided to go to ER and have it checked out. The Doctor diagnosed him with a sprained or strained tendon or ligament and sent him home with a splint and advised him to not use right wrist more strenuous than holding a pen or similar for one week. He is scheduled for re-evaluation [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. The clinic has been notified.
Injury or illness
Sprain (Hand - Right)
Object or substance involved
Wrench work
Summary line
[REDACTED] [REDACTED] Svcmn was wrenching on meter and heard felt pop in right wrist. As this is somewhat normal for him he didn’t think anything of it. Come [REDACTED] the wrist began to get increasingly sore so much so it was a restless nigh
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Gas Serviceman
- SOC code
- 51-8092 — Gas Plant Operators
- NAICS code
- 221210 — Distribution of natural gas
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 7
- Total hours worked
- 11345
- EIN
- 910462470
- Establishment ID
- 1073207
- Employer case #
- 24-1756
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 10:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 27JAN2025:17:17:00
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.