Lynchburg, VA —
OSHA Injury Report: City of Lynchburg, Public Works Department, Streets Division
Other illness · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an other illness at City of Lynchburg, Public Works Department, Streets Division in Lynchburg, VA 24501 resulted in days away from work. Employee was streets Maintenance Tech in pothole filling, highway, road, street or bridge.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- City of Lynchburg, Public Works Department, Streets Division
- Parent company
- City of Lynchburg, Public Works Department
- Street
- 1700 Memorial Avenue
- City
- Lynchburg
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 24501
- On-site location
- Cab of truck driving down Main Street Lynchburg VA
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Leaf removal with leaf box in bed of 2-ton truck with leaf suction machine in tow. Box became full so truck was hauling leaves to leaf dump site.
What happened
A can of [REDACTED] Blaster exploded under seat of truck. Passenger inhaled fumes and became sick.
Injury or illness
light headiness nausea etc.. Requested & were taken medical facility for examination treatment. Next day employee went for a follow-up visit & was excused from work due to lasting side effects of exposure.
Object or substance involved
An aerosol can of PB Blaster
Summary line
A can of [REDACTED] exploded under seat of truck. Passenger inhaled fumes and became sick (light headiness nausea etc.)
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Streets Maintenance Tech
- SOC code
- 47-4051 — Highway Maintenance Workers
- NAICS code
- 237310 — Pothole filling, highway, road, street or bridge
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 34
- Total hours worked
- 52732
- Establishment ID
- 215381
- Employer case #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 10:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 26FEB24:20:15:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.