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OSHA Injury Report: City of Asheville Water Department

Skin disorder · Other recordable case

On , a skin disorder at City of Asheville Water Department in Asheville, NC 28802 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was meter Technician II in water treatment and distribution.

Establishment
City of Asheville Water Department
Parent company
City of Asheville
Street
PO BOX 7148
City
Asheville
State
NC
ZIP
28802
On-site location
Meter Site - Dry Ridge Rd
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Skin disorder (code 2)

Digging to locate a water line leak

touched poison oak

Dermatitis to arm and stomach

Poison Oak

While clearing brush on a bank believes he was exposed to poison [REDACTED]. Prescription required.

Job description
Meter Technician II
SOC code
49-9012 — Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
NAICS code
221310 — Water treatment and distribution
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
165
Total hours worked
286146
EIN
566000224
Establishment ID
805195
Employer case #
21
Date of incident
Shift started
13:00
Time of incident
13:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
31JAN2025:20:02:00

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.