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OSHA Injury Report: The Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Charleston

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at The Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Charleston in 103 St. Philip Street, Charleston, SC 29403 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was collection System Operator in water treatment and distribution.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
The Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Charleston
Parent company
Charleston Water System
Street
103 St. Philip Street
City
Charleston
State
SC
ZIP
29403
On-site location
35 Dunnemann Avenue

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
35

Before the incident

Associate was standing at job site while excavator was being used to dig and break through the street.

What happened

Excavator operator swung arm back and it contacted the associate knocking him to the ground.

Injury or illness

Multiple strains (lumbar left shoulder) left knee contusion

Object or substance involved

Excavator arm bucket

Summary line

Cervical left shoulder strains from fall when struck by excavator bucket

Employee and industry

Job description
Collection System Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
221310 — Water treatment and distribution
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
410
Total hours worked
710338
EIN
576000227
Establishment ID
1148059
Employer case #
WW-02-2023

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
22FEB24:15:38:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.