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OSHA Injury Report: City of Asheville Water Department

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at City of Asheville Water Department in Asheville, NC 28802 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was plant 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
Bee Tree Plant - temp pump
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
26

Attempting to connect a semi-rigid water line to a temporary pump

While connecting line felt a pop in back.

back strain

Bending and lifting

While connecting a 6 water line to the temporary pump felt a pop him his lower back followed by pain - Sprain

Job description
Plant Maintenance Mechanic
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
221310 — Water treatment and distribution
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
165
Total hours worked
286146
EIN
566000224
Establishment ID
805195
Employer case #
27
Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
9:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
31JAN2025:20:35:00

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.