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Porterville, CA —

OSHA Injury Report: Public Works

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Public Works in 555 N. Prospect, Porterville, CA 93257 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was fSW II Refuse in parks, nature.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Public Works
Parent company
City of Porterville
Street
555 N. Prospect
City
Porterville
State
CA
ZIP
93257
On-site location
19800 Rd 152, Tulare, CA

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
44

Before the incident

EE was at the landfill driving and hit a mud hole.

What happened

EE states when EE hit the mud hold it caused the steering wheel to spin and the bolt that holds the steering wheel knob cut EE;s fingers and hit EE 's hand.

Injury or illness

Contusion of left and right hand.

Object or substance involved

A bolt on the steering wheel that holds the steering wheel knob.

Summary line

Contusion to left & right hand from a bolt

Employee and industry

Job description
FSW II Refuse
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
712190 — Parks, nature
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
110
Total hours worked
227821
EIN
946000398
Establishment ID
342974
Employer case #
14

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
14:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
11FEB26:17:25:00

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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.