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OSHA Injury Report: Regional Water Resource Agency

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Regional Water Resource Agency in 1722 Pleasant Valley Road, Owensboro, KY 42303 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maint Worker in sewage treatment plants or facilities.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Regional Water Resource Agency
Parent company
Regional Water Resource Agency
Street
1722 Pleasant Valley Road
City
Owensboro
State
KY
ZIP
42303
On-site location
Mayfair Ave Owensboro KY 42301

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Performing a sewer lateral replacement in a 6 ' deep trench.

What happened

Employee lacerated his right pointer finger 5 stitches while attempting to slip a 4 ' ' pvc pipe through an existing 6 ' ' clay pipe. The beveled end of the pvc pipe lacerated the employee 's finger when the pvc struck a joint in the clay pipe and stopped abruptly.

Injury or illness

Laceration to right pointer finger which resulted in 5 stitches.

Object or substance involved

Beveled end of a 4 ' ' PVC Pipe.

Summary line

Employee lacerated his right pointer finger 5 stitches while attempting to slip a 4 ' ' pvc pipe through an existing 6 ' ' clay pipe. The beveled end of the pvc pipe lacerated the employee 's finger when the pvc struck a joint in the clay pipe.

Employee and industry

Job description
Maint Worker
SOC code
51-8031 — Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
NAICS code
221320 — Sewage treatment plants or facilities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
86
Total hours worked
169736
EIN
611238903
Establishment ID
949566
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02JAN24:19:56:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.