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OSHA Injury Report: O'Brien WRP

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at O'Brien WRP in 3500 W. Howard St., Skokie, IL 60076 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was tREAT PLANT OPER II in sewage treatment plants or facilities.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
O'Brien WRP
Parent company
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Street
3500 W. Howard St.
City
Skokie
State
IL
ZIP
60076
On-site location
02 - Tanks/basin/pit/pond

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
9

Before the incident

Spraying hypo with handheld sprayer

What happened

Employee alleges back strain and spasms

Injury or illness

strain

Object or substance involved

manually handling tools equipment

Summary line

Back spapsms and strain from manually handling materials

Employee and industry

Job description
TREAT PLANT OPER II
SOC code
51-8031 — Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
NAICS code
221320 — Sewage treatment plants or facilities
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
188
Total hours worked
313089
Establishment ID
799968
Employer case #
W004328757

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
21FEB2025:20:43:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.