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OSHA Injury Report: Beaufort Jasper Water & Sewer Authority

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Beaufort Jasper Water & Sewer Authority in 6 SNAKE RD, Okatie, SC 29909 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was field Operator I Pump Stations in water treatment and distribution.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Beaufort Jasper Water & Sewer Authority
Parent company
Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority
Street
6 SNAKE RD
City
Okatie
State
SC
ZIP
29909
On-site location
6 Baker Street, Hardeeville, SC

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
13

Before the incident

Setting up Jetter to use on sewer clog

What happened

After installing the jetter head to the hose after turning on motor the machine jumped up in pressure without the switch turned on causing the water to spray striking employee in his forehead and wrapping hose around his arm causing some burns to his skin before he was able to shut machine off

Injury or illness

Laceration of lower arm right side

Object or substance involved

Machinery - miscellaneous machinery

Summary line

Lacerations to forehead and right arm

Employee and industry

Job description
Field Operator I Pump Stations
SOC code
51-8031 — Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
NAICS code
221310 — Water treatment and distribution
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
246
Total hours worked
488996
EIN
576022931
Establishment ID
1067194
Employer case #
2577

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
17:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
17JAN2025:18:42:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.