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 utility Locator 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
- Locate Site - US Hwy 70
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Locating underground utilities.
What happened
Slipped on stones for a near by railroad track.
Injury or illness
Strain of lower back
Object or substance involved
Sudden movement from slipping.
Summary line
While locating and marking an underground water line near a railroad track slid on gravel straining lower back.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Utility Locator
- SOC code
- 47-2152 — Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- NAICS code
- 221310 — Water treatment and distribution
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 177
- Total hours worked
- 343510
- EIN
- 566000224
- Establishment ID
- 805195
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 10:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:19:49:00
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.