Roanoke, VA —
OSHA Injury Report: WVWA Field Operations
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at WVWA Field Operations in Roanoke, VA 24012 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was water Distribution Operator in construction management, water and sewer line.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- WVWA Field Operations
- Parent company
- Western VA Water Authority
- Street
- 3322 Hollins Rd, NE
- City
- Roanoke
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 24012
- On-site location
- Job site in the field
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 1
Before the incident
The employee was using a large pipe wrench to break pipe loose.
What happened
While the employee was bracing the back side of a pipe his co-worker was breaking the pipe loose with a large pipe wrench. The top of the valve rotated and struck against the injured employee right knee and folded his right leg downwards and into the ground.
Injury or illness
Right knee injury; pain and bruising
Object or substance involved
Valve
Summary line
Impact injury right knee
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Water Distribution Operator
- SOC code
- 51-8031 — Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
- NAICS code
- 237110 — Construction management, water and sewer line
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 125
- Total hours worked
- 238333
- EIN
- 200897714
- Establishment ID
- 265008
- Employer case #
- 36
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:30
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 01MAR26:23:30:00
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.