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OSHA Injury Report: Plainfield OPS

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Plainfield OPS in 1341 North Ave, Plainfield, NJ 07062 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was utility Mechanic in water supply systems.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Plainfield OPS
Parent company
New Jersey American Water
Street
1341 North Ave
City
Plainfield
State
NJ
ZIP
07062
On-site location
Job site trench

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
11

Before the incident

Digging in a hole

What happened

Employee was digging felt pop in back and now pain.

Injury or illness

back spasm

Object or substance involved

Employee was using a shovel.

Summary line

Employee was digging felt pop in back and now pain.

Employee and industry

Job description
Utility Mechanic
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
221310 — Water supply systems
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
143
Total hours worked
286711
EIN
221546642
Establishment ID
932640
Employer case #
2854

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26JAN24:19:33:00

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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.