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 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
- Work Site - 20 Mulberry Dr. Arden
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 19
Before the incident
Pipe fitting
What happened
Pipe wrench slipped off the fitting sending right thumb into a 2 inch fitting.
Injury or illness
Strain of right thumb.
Object or substance involved
Pipe
Summary line
While tightening a fitting with Pipe wrench the wrench slipped and right thumb was sent into fitting - strain.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Water Maintenance Worker I
- 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 #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 14:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:19:58:00
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.