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 equipment Operator III 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 - 32 Brookside Cir.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 48
- Days restricted or transferred
- 40
Before the incident
Unloading the ring and cover to install.
What happened
Lifted the ring and cover off the truck and felt their back lock up.
Injury or illness
Acute lower back pain.
Object or substance involved
Lifting
Summary line
At work site picked up the ring and cover alone felt pain in back - strain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Equipment Operator III
- 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 #
- 27
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 15:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27JAN26:19:10:00
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.