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La Mesa, CA —

OSHA Injury Report: Helix Water District

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Helix Water District in 7811 University Ave, La Mesa, CA 91942 resulted in days away from work. Employee was utility Crew Member I in water treatment and distribution.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Helix Water District
Parent company
Helix Water District
Street
7811 University Ave
City
La Mesa
State
CA
ZIP
91942
On-site location
831 Laffey Ln El Cajon, CA 92020

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
17
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

Cutting copper pipe

What happened

While cutting pipe pipe rotated slipped and left finger was cut

Injury or illness

Left index finger laceration

Object or substance involved

knife

Summary line

Laceration to left hand while replacing fire hydrant

Employee and industry

Job description
Utility Crew Member I
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
221310 — Water treatment and distribution
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
179
Total hours worked
292609
EIN
956001812
Establishment ID
307631
Employer case #
06-OC-25

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
09FEB26:23:00:00

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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.