2,042,423Injury reports 130,778Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

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 meter Technician 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
Meter site - 19 Westview Rd
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
27

Turning on meter for inspection.

Jumped off retaining wall while returning to vehicle slipped as they jump. Landed on feet but meter key in hands pulled shoulder and elbow back.

Strain of right Triceps.

Meter key.

After turning meter on attempted to jump down wall slid and meter key hit ground bending right shoulder and elbow backwards - strain

Job description
Meter Technician
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 #
8
Date of incident
Shift started
14:10
Time of incident
14:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27JAN26:20:15:00

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.