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OSHA Injury Report: Pender County Government

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Pender County Government in 801 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 resulted in days away from work. Employee was wELL OPERATOR in personnel offices, government.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pender County Government
Street
801 S. Walker Street
City
Burgaw
State
NC
ZIP
28425
On-site location
MALPASS CORNER ELEVATED WATER TANK

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE was performing routine water sampling at Malpass [REDACTED].

What happened

EE was performing routine water sampling at Malpass [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. As he stepped up onto a concrete base to obtain a chlorine reading from the port on side of the tank he struck a piece of steel protruding from the tank. The impact resulted in a significant injury. Upon the incident occurring [REDACTED] immediately contacted his supervisor and transported himself to the hospital at [REDACTED] Emergency [REDACTED] for medical evaluation and treatment.

Injury or illness

LACERATION ON HEAD

Object or substance involved

PROTRUDING PIECE OF STEEL ON WATER TANK

Summary line

EE was performing routine water sampling at Malpass [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. As he stepped up onto a concrete base to obtain a chlorine reading from the port on side of the tank he struck a peice of steel protruding from the tank. The impact resulted

Employee and industry

Job description
WELL OPERATOR
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
921190 — Personnel offices, government
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
641
Total hours worked
1022790
EIN
566000329
Establishment ID
1098643
Employer case #
178

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:14:16:00

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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.