Roanoke, VA —
OSHA Injury Report: WVWA Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at WVWA Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant in Roanoke, VA 24014 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 3
Before the incident
Employee was completing regular operator rounds.
What happened
While entering the building the employee tried to open the door that seemed to be stuck. As she was pulling on it she stepped back her foot was half way off the step causing her to lose her balance and fall backwards.
Injury or illness
Bruising to the lower back-truck area
Object or substance involved
door; steps
Summary line
Fall injury to lower back area
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
- Avg employees
- 73
- Total hours worked
- 134115
- EIN
- 200897714
- Establishment ID
- 264988
- Employer case #
- 18
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 22:20
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 01MAR26:18:50:00
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.