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OSHA Injury Report: NRG Energy WA Parish Power Plant

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at NRG Energy WA Parish Power Plant in 2500 Y U Jones Road, Thompsons, TX 77481 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in electric Power Generation.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
NRG Energy WA Parish Power Plant
Parent company
NRG Energy
Street
2500 Y U Jones Road
City
Thompsons
State
TX
ZIP
77481
On-site location
5&6 Basement cold fill valve

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
11

Before the incident

Using a valve wrench to open a valve

What happened

When the valve broke loose and started opening the employee lost his balance causing him to suddenly go from standing to the seated position on the ground straining his back.

Injury or illness

Strained lower back

Object or substance involved

concrete floor

Summary line

When the valve broke loose and started opening the employee lost his balance causing him to suddenly go from standing to the seated position on the ground straining his lower back

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator
SOC code
51-8013 — Power Plant Operators
NAICS code
221112 — Electric Power Generation
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
322
Total hours worked
707545
EIN
411724239
Establishment ID
1080356
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
12:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:17:33:00

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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.