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OSHA Injury Report: Tennessee American Water

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Tennessee American Water in 109 Wiehl St., Chattanooga, TN 37403 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was field Service Representative in water supply systems.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Tennessee American Water
Parent company
American Water Works
Street
109 Wiehl St.
City
Chattanooga
State
TN
ZIP
37403
On-site location
Julian Road

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Readjusting meter lid in the slide-out compartment in the back of work truck.

What happened

Employee heard a dog approaching which caused them to quickly turn and look while holing the meter lid. The meter lid stopped against the compartment but upper body continued moving causing a pain in employee 's shoulder upper arm.

Injury or illness

Ruptured bicep.

Object or substance involved

Ergonomics - awkward position turning

Summary line

Ruptured bicep while adjusting meter lid in truck.

Employee and industry

Job description
Field Service Representative
SOC code
41-3091 — Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
NAICS code
221310 — Water supply systems
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
90
Total hours worked
174596
EIN
231340234
Establishment ID
941588
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30:00.000
Time of incident
14:24:00.000
Submitted
26JAN24:14:57:00

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Source

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