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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 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 - West Asheville
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Skin disorder (code 2)

Repairing meter leak

touched poison [REDACTED]

Dermatitis to both arms and face

Poison Ivy

While reading a meter brush poison ivy on the ground. Prescription require due to reaction to face and both arms.

Job description
Meter Technician
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 #
23
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
31JAN2025:20:11:00

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.