Asheville, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: City of Asheville Water Department
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at City of Asheville Water Department in Asheville, NC 28802 resulted in days away from work. Employee was water Maintenance Mechanic in water treatment and distribution.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- City of Asheville Water Department
- Parent company
- City of Asheville
- Street
- PO BOX 7148
- City
- Asheville
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28802
- On-site location
- North Fork Water Treatment Plant
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 6
- Days restricted or transferred
- 2
Before the incident
Lifting 5 gallon buckets full of debris from filters
What happened
back became sore
Injury or illness
Back strain
Object or substance involved
Lifting
Summary line
While using 5 gallon buckets to lift debris out of the 15 feet filters felt pain in his back strain.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Water Maintenance Mechanic
- 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 #
- 22
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 16:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 31JAN2025:20:07:00
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.