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OSHA Injury Report: Orange County Water District

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Orange County Water District in 18700 Ward St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was senior Plant Operator III in water treatment plants.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Orange County Water District
Parent company
Orange County Water District
Street
18700 Ward St
City
Fountain Valley
State
CA
ZIP
92708
On-site location
Lime Building

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
2

Before the incident

Hitting the lime silo to loosen the lime powder

What happened

The employee 's middle finger hit the knife gate

Injury or illness

Laceration of right middle finger

Object or substance involved

knife gate

Summary line

Right middle finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Senior Plant Operator III
SOC code
51-8031 — Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
NAICS code
221310 — Water treatment plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
254
Total hours worked
425632
EIN
956002277
Establishment ID
404030
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Submitted
06FEB24:23:57:00

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Source

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