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OSHA Injury Report: L'Enfant Plaza HQ

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at L'Enfant Plaza HQ in 300 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024 resulted in days away from work. Employee was janitor in mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
L'Enfant Plaza HQ
Parent company
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Street
300 7th Street SW
City
Washington
State
DC
ZIP
20024
On-site location
650 D Street Southwest

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
58

Before the incident

Pouring bleach into trash

What happened

Sprain or Tear

Injury or illness

Mental stress Stress Stress Stress

Object or substance involved

Ground

Summary line

EE was about to clean out the trash cans and was pouring bleach into the trash can. When EE poured the bleach in a rat jumped out causing EE to jump back injuring EE left knee. Left knee popped.

Employee and industry

Job description
Janitor
SOC code
53-3052 — Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
NAICS code
485111 — Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
576
Total hours worked
1154858
EIN
520847040
Establishment ID
949769
Employer case #
4A2402CS0S

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
10:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24FEB2025:18:39:00

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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.