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 meter Technician 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
- Meter site - 19 Westview Rd
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 27
Before the incident
Turning on meter for inspection.
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Strain of right Triceps.
Object or substance involved
Meter key.
Summary line
After turning meter on attempted to jump down wall slid and meter key hit ground bending right shoulder and elbow backwards - strain
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:10
- Time of incident
- 14:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:20:15:00
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.