Chesapeake, VA —
OSHA Injury Report: City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Water Treatment Plant
Respiratory condition · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a respiratory condition at City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Water Treatment Plant in Chesapeake, VA 23322 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lab Technician in water treatment plants.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Water Treatment Plant
- Parent company
- City of Chesapeake
- Street
- 3550 Battlefield Blvd South
- City
- Chesapeake
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 23322
- On-site location
- Lake Gaston WTP
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Respiratory condition (code 3)
Before the incident
Preparing to take a sample
What happened
Employee was exposed to gas when taking a sample at the clearwell sample spot. The sodium bisulfite tanks were being filled.
Injury or illness
Irritation of the mucous membranes in head
Object or substance involved
Sodium bisulfite gas
Summary line
Employee was exposed to gas when taking a sample at the clearwell sample spot. Sodium bisulfite tanks were being filled.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lab Technician
- SOC code
- 19-4031 — Chemical Technicians
- NAICS code
- 221310 — Water treatment plants
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 31
- Total hours worked
- 56249
- EIN
- 540721442
- Establishment ID
- 913705
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 11:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 15JAN26:15:58:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.