Sevierville, TN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Soaky Mountain Waterpark
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Soaky Mountain Waterpark in 175 Gist Creek Road, Sevierville, TN 37876 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance in water parks, amusement.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Soaky Mountain Waterpark
- Parent company
- Wilderness Development Corporation
- Street
- 175 Gist Creek Road
- City
- Sevierville
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37876
- On-site location
- SOAKY SURGE/WAVE POOL MIDDLE CAISSON
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 31
- Days restricted or transferred
- 20
Before the incident
EMPLOYEE WAS PRESSURE TESTING A PIPE BY INSERTING A PLUG TO SEAL THE PIPE AND PRESSURIZING IT WITH COMPRESSED AIR
What happened
WHILE PRESSURIZING THE PIPE EMPLOYEE LEANED OVER PIPE PLUG TO CHECK PSI LEVEL IN PIPE WHEN THE PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM THE PIPE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT CHEEK
Injury or illness
APPROXIMATELY THREE INCH LACERATION TO RIGHT CHEEK AND FRACTURED JAW BONE
Object or substance involved
PNEMATIC PIPE PLUG
Summary line
APPROXIMATELY THREE INCH LACERATION TO RIGHT CHEEK AND FRACTURED JAW BONE AFTER BEING STRUCK BY PNEUMATIC PLUG
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MAINTENANCE
- SOC code
- 37-2011: Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- NAICS code
- 713110: Water parks, amusement
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 212
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 208,693
- Establishment ID
- 1374337
- Employer case #
- SM2025-00
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:05
- Time of incident
- 09:55
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-28
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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