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OSHA Injury Report: City of Asheville Water Department

Injury · Days away from work

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.

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
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6
Days restricted or transferred
2

Lifting 5 gallon buckets full of debris from filters

back became sore

Back strain

Lifting

While using 5 gallon buckets to lift debris out of the 15 feet filters felt pain in his back strain.

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
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
16:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
31JAN2025:20:07:00

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.