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OSHA Injury Report: Louisville Water Company

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Louisville Water Company in 550 S 3rd St, Louisville, KY 40202 resulted in days away from work. Employee was emergency Turner in water treatment and distribution.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Louisville Water Company
Parent company
Louisville Water Company
Street
550 S 3rd St
City
Louisville
State
KY
ZIP
40202
On-site location
4605 Cherry Forrest Circle

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Doing a pressure test on a fire hydrant

What happened

Employee verified one cap was tight and screwed pressure tester on the other cap. When employee opened the hydrant the first cap blew off hitting him in the arm

Injury or illness

right arm contusion

Object or substance involved

hydrant cap

Summary line

Right Arm Contusion from fire hydrant

Employee and industry

Job description
Emergency Turner
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
221310 — Water treatment and distribution
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
452
Total hours worked
968563
EIN
45856018
Establishment ID
735036
Employer case #
2308

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:15:00.000
Submitted
14FEB24:15:12:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.