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OSHA Injury Report: Waterous Company

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Waterous Company in 125 Hardman Avenue South, South St. Paul, MN 55075 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was grade II in fire hydrants, complete, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Waterous Company
Parent company
Waterous Company
Street
125 Hardman Avenue South
City
South St. Paul
State
MN
ZIP
55075
On-site location
Hydrants & Valves

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

Breaking open two part packing mix while bent over

What happened

Employee was using 2 part packing material. When he was positioned and bent over he felt pain in his low back. The pain persisted and would hurt to put pressure on his left leg.

Injury or illness

Back Strain

Object or substance involved

Him bending over and shaking a packing bag is what caused the back strain

Summary line

EE was using 2 part packing material. When he was positioned and bent over he felt pain in his low back. The pain persisted and would hurt to put pressure on his left leg. |Nature of Injury: Strain |Type: Strain Overexert|Body Part: Back |Equipment: Ot

Employee and industry

Job description
Grade II
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
332911 — Fire hydrants, complete, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
270
Total hours worked
550260
Establishment ID
1519798
Employer case #
IE-2504-0

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
11:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:19:06:00

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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.