Columbia City, IN — 2023-07-11

OSHA Injury Report: Whitley County Highway

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2023-07-11, an injury at Whitley County Highway in 801 South Line Street, Columbia City, IN 46725 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was equipment Operator in county commissioners.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Whitley County Highway
Parent company: Whitley County Government
Street: 801 South Line Street
City: Columbia City
State: IN
ZIP: 46725
On-site location: Harrold Place

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 23

Before the incident

cutting a culvert with a chop saw

What happened

saw kept grabbing and twisting and jerking [REDACTED] 's back

Injury or illness

Back strain

Object or substance involved

saw

Summary line

strained back

Employee and industry

Job description: Equipment Operator
SOC code: 47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
NAICS code: 921120 — County commissioners
NAICS vintage: 2022
Avg employees: 24
Total hours worked: 42512
EIN: 356000215
Establishment ID: 799842
Employer case #: 1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-07-11
Shift started: 7:00:00.000
Time of incident: 10:00:00.000
Filing year: 2023
Submitted: 23JAN24:18:42:00

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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.