Roanoke, VA ·
OSHA Injury Report: WVWA Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at WVWA Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant in 1502 Brownlee Ave, SE, Roanoke, VA 24014 resulted in days away from work. Employee was wastewater Operator in sewage treatment plants or facilities.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- WVWA Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant
- Parent company
- Western VA Water Authority
- Street
- 1502 Brownlee Ave, SE
- City
- Roanoke
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 24014
- On-site location
- Water pollution control plant
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 7
Before the incident
Employee was fixing a pump in the Ferric Chloride building.
What happened
While opening a valve the chemical sprayed on employees face neck and right arm.
Injury or illness
Abrasion of the right cornea
Object or substance involved
Ferric Chloride
Summary line
Chemical exposure to the right eye and face and right arm.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Wastewater Operator
- SOC code
- 51-8031: Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
- NAICS code
- 221320: Sewage treatment plants or facilities
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 73
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 134,115
- EIN
- 200897714
- Establishment ID
- 264988
- Employer case #
- 16
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 18:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-03-01
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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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