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OSHA Injury Report: Chollas - Public Utilities

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Chollas - Public Utilities in 2797 Caminito Chollas, San Diego, CA 92105 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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
MOC III Yard

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
39

Before the incident

The employee was in the yard picking up supplies to replace a fire hydrant in the City.

What happened

The employee was putting supplies into the crew truck and when lifting a 2-port fire hydrant he felt pain at the top of his stomach.

Injury or illness

pain in his upper abdomen

Object or substance involved

The awkward weight of the fire hydrant was the cause of the injury.

Summary line

was putting supplies into the crew truck and when lifting a 2-port fire hydrant he felt pain at the top of his stomach

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 #
94

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
9:23
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.