Asheville, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: City of Asheville Water Department
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at City of Asheville Water Department in Asheville, NC 28802 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was water Maintenance Worker III 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
- Work Site - 7 Sunset Dr.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 6
Before the incident
Probing for underground utilities before excavation.
What happened
Went to stick probing rod into the ground and accidentally stuck it through work boot and side of left foot.
Injury or illness
Puncture wound of left foot.
Object or substance involved
Probing rod.
Summary line
While probing an excavation site for underground utilities struck left foot through work boot with the probing rod - puncture
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Water Maintenance Worker III
- SOC code
- 49-9012 — Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical D
- NAICS code
- 221310 — Water treatment and distribution
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 177
- Total hours worked
- 343510
- EIN
- 566000224
- Establishment ID
- 805195
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 10:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:19:44:00
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.