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OSHA Injury Report: Elk River Municipal Utilities

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Elk River Municipal Utilities in 13069 Orono Pkwy, Elk River, MN 55330 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lineworker in distribution of electric power.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Elk River Municipal Utilities
Parent company
Elk River Municipal Utilities
Street
13069 Orono Pkwy
City
Elk River
State
MN
ZIP
55330
On-site location
ERMU Field Services Building - outdoors

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was practicing the rappelling down a pole with a new harness device during a training exercise.

What happened

Employee was unfamiliar with the new harness rappel device they were using to rappel down a pole and came down too fast loosing their footing upon landing and fell backward to the asphalt ground on the backside of their body.

Injury or illness

Bruise strain to back of head and back.

Object or substance involved

The misuse of the harness rappel deceive causing them to lose their footing fall backward and strike their backside on the asphalt.

Summary line

Bruise strain to head and back after falling to the ground during a rappelling training exercise.

Employee and industry

Job description
Lineworker
SOC code
49-9051 — Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
NAICS code
221122 — Distribution of electric power
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
46
Total hours worked
84026
EIN
416005125
Establishment ID
822684
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
06FEB24:21:12:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.