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OSHA Injury Report: Albemarle County Fire Rescue

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Albemarle County Fire Rescue in Charlottesville, VA 22902 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was fire Fighter EMT in fire and rescue service.

Establishment
Albemarle County Fire Rescue
Parent company
Albemarle County
Street
1600 5th Street SW
City
Charlottesville
State
VA
ZIP
22902
On-site location
640 Kirtly Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
32

Trying to get a cupling unstuck

Hit elbow on thin sheet of metal causing laceration

Laceration

Sheet of metal

During training on deploying hose lines from the fire engine the cupling was stuck to the truck and the employee had to use a key to get it unstuck. The employees left elbow hit a thin sheet of metal and cut open.

Job description
Fire Fighter EMT
SOC code
29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
NAICS code
922160 — Fire and rescue service
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
208
Total hours worked
283213
EIN
546001102
Establishment ID
1278226
Employer case #
01-25-669
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
13:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:15:15:00

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.