Asheville, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: City of Asheville Public Works
Other illness · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an other illness 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 - 8 Southwicke Dr.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 59
Before the incident
Shoveling hot asphalt to patch roadway.
What happened
He was getting hot and on his way to rest he fell forward and started to having a seizure.
Injury or illness
Heat induced seizure.
Object or substance involved
Heat.
Summary line
While shoveling asphalt became over heated resulting in loss of consciousness.
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 #
- 14
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 11:00
- Time of incident
- 11:29
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:16:46:00
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.