Asheville, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: City of Asheville Public Works
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at City of Asheville Public Works in Asheville, NC 28802 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was equipment Operator II in garbage collection services.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- City of Asheville Public Works
- Parent company
- City of Asheville
- Street
- PO BOX 7148
- City
- Asheville
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28802
- On-site location
- Work Site - Livingston & Congress
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 13
Before the incident
Cutting the [REDACTED] in order to install a stormwater box.
What happened
Co-worker was running the saw as they held the hose beside them. Saw hit a hard spot and jumped saw cut a little ways into leg.
Injury or illness
Laceration to the right leg mid tibia.
Object or substance involved
Asphalt Saw.
Summary line
While holding the the hose for co-worker road saw jumped and lacerated right shine.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Equipment Operator II
- SOC code
- 47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- NAICS code
- 562111 — Garbage collection services
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 156
- Total hours worked
- 281424
- EIN
- 566000224
- Establishment ID
- 805181
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 10:00
- Time of incident
- 10:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:15:36:00
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.