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OSHA Injury Report: Chollas - Public Utilities

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Chollas - Public Utilities in 2797 Caminito Chollas, San Diego, CA 92105 resulted in days away from work. Employee was water Sys Tech in collection, treatment, and disposal of waste through a sewer system.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Chollas - Public Utilities
Parent company
City of San Diego
Street
2797 Caminito Chollas
City
San Diego
State
CA
ZIP
92105
On-site location
60th St & Tooley St WO # 20200748794

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

The employee was working overnight replacing a [REDACTED] with his crew.

What happened

The employee assisted another coworker in lifting the fire hydrant from the truck bed to the sidewalk when he felt a sharp pain in his groin area.

Injury or illness

The employee had a sharp pain in the right side of his groin.

Object or substance involved

The awkward weight of the Hydrant caused the injury to the employee.

Summary line

moving a new fire hydrant from the truck to be installed on the sidewalk As we brought down the hydrant I felt a sharp pain in the right side of my groin area

Employee and industry

Job description
Water Sys Tech
SOC code
51-8031 — Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
NAICS code
221320 — Collection, treatment, and disposal of waste through a sewer system
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
454
Total hours worked
876220
EIN
956000776
Establishment ID
364069
Employer case #
148

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
4:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
12MAR2025:15:33:00

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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.