Asheville, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: City of Asheville Water Department
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at City of Asheville Water Department in Asheville, NC 28802 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was water Maintenance Worker I 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
- Leak - 15 Looking Glass Ln
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Cleaning pipe to prepare it for a wrap repairing a water line leak
What happened
moved foot off break and sprayed them in the ear
Injury or illness
Right Otitis Externa
Object or substance involved
Water
Summary line
While working to prep a leaking water line for a wrap water sprayed him in the right ear which developed into an ear infection prescription needed.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Water Maintenance Worker I
- 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 #
- 26
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 15:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 31JAN2025:20:29:00
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.