Lynchburg, VA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Amherst Adult Detention Center
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Amherst Adult Detention Center in 510 9th Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504 resulted in days away from work. Employee was officer in correctional institutions.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Amherst Adult Detention Center
- Parent company
- Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority
- Street
- 510 9th Street
- City
- Lynchburg
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 24504
- On-site location
- Housing Unit
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 4
Before the incident
Assisting officers with a fight in a housing unit.
What happened
When trying to break up the fight officer was hit in the temple.
Injury or illness
Hit in temple.
Object or substance involved
Other person
Summary line
When trying to break up a fight officer was hit in the temple.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Officer
- SOC code
- 33-3012: Correctional Officers and Jailers
- NAICS code
- 922140: Correctional institutions
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 92
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 230,000
- EIN
- 541804391
- Establishment ID
- 1332646
- Employer case #
- A1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:38
- Time of incident
- 09:18
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-05
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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