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Richmond, VA —

OSHA Injury Report: Department of Public Utilities

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Department of Public Utilities in 400 Richmond Hwy, Richmond, VA 23224 resulted in days away from work. Employee was equipment Operator 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
Drainage ditch - 1033 Welton Ave

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2
Days restricted or transferred
103

Before the incident

Installing galvanized metal pipe

What happened

Pipe fell and struck employee

Injury or illness

Contusion

Object or substance involved

Galvanized drainage pipe

Summary line

[REDACTED] knee hip thigh strain - culvert pipe fell off backhoe and struck him

Employee and industry

Job description
Equipment Operator
SOC code
47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
NAICS code
221210 — Distribution of natural gas
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
639
Total hours worked
1272372
EIN
546001556
Establishment ID
93156
Employer case #
SW-3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
13:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:14:47:00

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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.