Asheville, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: City of Asheville Public Works
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at City of Asheville Public Works in Asheville, NC 28802 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was heavy Equipment Mechanic Lead 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
- Fleet - 173 S. Charlotte St.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Changing the batteries on a trash truck
What happened
Both 24V battery in the truck exploded when power was turned back on.
Injury or illness
Chemical burns to face and arms
Object or substance involved
Battery acid.
Summary line
After changing batteries in Sanitation truck batteries exploded battery acid burn face and arms.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Heavy Equipment Mechanic Lead
- SOC code
- 49-3042 — Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
- NAICS code
- 562111 — Garbage collection services
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 156
- Total hours worked
- 281424
- EIN
- 566000224
- Establishment ID
- 805181
- Employer case #
- 13
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 16:15
- Time of incident
- 16:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:16:27:00
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.