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OSHA Injury Report: Town of Richlands

Poisoning · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a poisoning at Town of Richlands in 200 Washington Square, Richlands, VA 24641 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was laborer in city and town managers' offices.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Town of Richlands
Parent company
Town of Richlands
Street
200 Washington Square
City
Richlands
State
VA
ZIP
24641
On-site location
Street

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Poisoning (code 4)

Before the incident

Weed eating

What happened

Per the supervisor employee was using a weed whacker. Employee was sprayed with an herbicide chemical that was being sprayed from a truck or a train.

Injury or illness

Poisoning

Object or substance involved

Herbicide

Summary line

Per the supervisor employee was using a weed whacker. Employee was sprayed with an herbicide chemical that was being sprayed from a truck or a train.

Employee and industry

Job description
Laborer
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
921110 — City and town managers' offices
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
122
Total hours worked
209402
EIN
546001555
Establishment ID
1436750
Employer case #
124655261

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23JAN26:14:19:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.