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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 water Maintenance Worker I 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
Parking Area - 200 Bingham Road
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Loading pipes on to work truck.

While lifting a 3 pipe felt something pull in his back.

Strain of upper back

Pipe.

While lifting a 3 inch pump to load onto work truck pulled something in his upper back - strain

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 #
7
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
14:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27JAN26:20:09:00

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.