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Richmond, VA —

OSHA Injury Report: Department of Public Utilities

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Department of Public Utilities in 400 Richmond Hwy, Richmond, VA 23224 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was utility Plant Specialist in distribution of natural gas.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Department of Public Utilities
Parent company
City of Richmond, Virginia
Street
400 Richmond Hwy
City
Richmond
State
VA
ZIP
23224
On-site location
West Chemical Bldg - Water Plant

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Tightening bolt on permanganate machine

What happened

dirt dust rust chemical residue got into eye

Injury or illness

Eye irritation

Object or substance involved

dust rust chemical residue

Summary line

Eye irritaion - working on Permanganate machine

Employee and industry

Job description
Utility Plant Specialist
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
221210 — Distribution of natural gas
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
639
Total hours worked
1272372
EIN
546001556
Establishment ID
93156
Employer case #
WP-4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
11:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:14:28:00

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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.