2,042,423Injury reports 130,778Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Carnegie, PA —

OSHA Injury Report: Pittsburgh Operations

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Pittsburgh Operations in 500 Noblestown Road, Carnegie, PA 15106 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was auto Mechanic in water treatment and distribution.

Watch Pittsburgh Operations — free Get an email when a new federal OSHA severe-injury report for Pittsburgh Operations is published. One employer, no account, unsubscribe in one click.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pittsburgh Operations
Parent company
PA American Water
Street
500 Noblestown Road
City
Carnegie
State
PA
ZIP
15106
On-site location
Mechanics Garage

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was disassembling the boom on backhoe to identify and fix a hydraulic leak.

What happened

Mechanic was disassembling the backhoe boom to find and fix an internal hydraulic leak. Employee removed 3 of the 4 bolts using an impact gun. The last bolt became rounded stripped and would not come off using the impact gun. The employee began using an air hammer chisel to spin remove the last bolt. The air hammer chisel was in their right hand. Their left hand was using a wrench secured to the nut on the backside of the plate. While using the air hammer it slipped off of the bolt and hit their left thumb.

Injury or illness

Laceration to Left Thumb

Object or substance involved

Air Hammer Chisel

Summary line

Laceration to Left Thumb resulting in 3 Sutures from air hammer chisel.

Employee and industry

Job description
Auto Mechanic
SOC code
49-3023 — Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
NAICS code
221310 — Water treatment and distribution
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
120
Total hours worked
258784
EIN
251008096
Establishment ID
128697
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
8:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:15:09:00

More injuries at Pittsburgh Operations

View Pittsburgh Operations's full OSHA safety record →

More injuries in this industry (NAICS 221310)

More injuries in PA

POTTSVILLE, PA—

WM 7030

CONNELLSVILLE, PA—

WM 5379

DUNCANSVILLE, PA—

WM 4348

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.