Asheville, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: City of Asheville Public Works
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at City of Asheville Public Works in Asheville, NC 28802 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sanitation Driver 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
- Sunset View Rd - Route
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 18
- Days restricted or transferred
- 30
Before the incident
Driving forward after using automated arm to pick up garbage can.
What happened
Pedestrian stepped in front of garbage truck in drivers blind spot and truck ran over pedestrian
Injury or illness
Psychological Trauma Response.
Object or substance involved
No physical injury. Psychological.
Summary line
While driving usual trash route collided with a pedestrian in fatal accident. Temporary job transfer per medical direction.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Sanitation Driver II
- SOC code
- 53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- NAICS code
- 562111 — Garbage collection services
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 156
- Total hours worked
- 281424
- EIN
- 566000224
- Establishment ID
- 805181
- Employer case #
- 7
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:15:46:00
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.