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OSHA Injury Report: CHAVES COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at CHAVES COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT in 1505 E. BRASHER, ROSWELL, NM 88201 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rOAD MAINTENANCE II in rOAD CONTRUCTION.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
CHAVES COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT
Parent company
Chaves County
Street
1505 E. BRASHER
City
ROSWELL
State
NM
ZIP
88201
On-site location
Installing cattleguard

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
119

Before the incident

moving a board out of the way while installing cattle guard.

What happened

Employee was helping to install cattleguard was attempting to move a board and tripped backward over a rock and bent wrist when landing.

Injury or illness

Employee broke wrist when landing on ground.

Object or substance involved

Trip hazard uneven work surface.

Summary line

Employee was assisting to install cattle guard tripped while moving board out of the way and put hand out to avoid impact.

Employee and industry

Job description
ROAD MAINTENANCE II
SOC code
47-4051 — Highway Maintenance Workers
NAICS code
237310 — ROAD CONTRUCTION
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
39
Total hours worked
64572
EIN
856000206
Establishment ID
1338966
Employer case #
2025-0033

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
10:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:15:35:00

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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.