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OSHA Injury Report: Whitley County Sheriff's Department

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Whitley County Sheriff's Department in 101 West Market Street, Columbia City, IN 46725 resulted in days away from work. Employee was confinement Officer in county commissioners.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Whitley County Sheriff's Department
Parent company
Whitley County Government
Street
101 West Market Street
City
Columbia City
State
IN
ZIP
46725
On-site location
jail

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
10

Before the incident

training

What happened

underwent pepper spray training and eyes became aggitated

Injury or illness

chemical burn - eyes

Object or substance involved

pepper spray

Summary line

chemical burn to eyes

Employee and industry

Job description
Confinement Officer
SOC code
33-3012 — Correctional Officers and Jailers
NAICS code
921120 — County commissioners
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
75
Total hours worked
112787
EIN
356000215
Establishment ID
799839
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:14:23:00

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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.