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OSHA Injury Report: Santa Margarita Water District

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Santa Margarita Water District in 26111 Antonio Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was meter Reader in water distribution for irrigation.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Santa Margarita Water District
Parent company
Santa Margarita Water District
Street
26111 Antonio Parkway
City
Rancho Santa Margarita
State
CA
ZIP
92688
On-site location
Street in District service area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
48

Before the incident

Lifting an oversized meter box lid

What happened

Lifting the meter lid

Injury or illness

52 - Strain or sprain Abdomen

Object or substance involved

Heavy meter lid.

Summary line

[REDACTED] - Strain or sprain [REDACTED]

Employee and industry

Job description
Meter Reader
SOC code
43-5041 — Meter Readers, Utilities
NAICS code
221310 — Water distribution for irrigation
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
190
Total hours worked
395200
EIN
956269461
Establishment ID
1177030
Employer case #
25-12

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
13:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:00:35:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.