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OSHA Injury Report: Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in 225 E Academy St, Asheboro, NC 27203 resulted in days away from work. Employee was systems Maintenance Mech III in sewage treatment plants or facilities.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
Parent company
City of Asheboro
Street
225 E Academy St
City
Asheboro
State
NC
ZIP
27203
On-site location
Lake Reese

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Before the incident

Moving equipment from inside the pump station to outside using the chain hoist crane assembly.

What happened

In the process the hoist trolley rolled off the end of the rail.

Injury or illness

Broken left leg ankle Left shoulder and upper back

Object or substance involved

Trolley and Chain Hoist fell on the employee

Summary line

While rigging to move pallets of chain outside the pump station the trolley rolled off the crane I beam hitting [REDACTED] in the upper back causing him to fall.

Employee and industry

Job description
Systems Maintenance Mech III
SOC code
49-9012 — Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
NAICS code
221320 — Sewage treatment plants or facilities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
31
Total hours worked
60480
Establishment ID
950797
Employer case #
3123

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
17JAN24:18:48:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.