Asheville, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: Buncombe County-Emergency Services
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Buncombe County-Emergency Services in Asheville, NC 28801 resulted in days away from work. Employee was eMT PARAMEDIC in emergency medical transportation services, air or ground.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Buncombe County-Emergency Services
- Parent company
- County of Buncombe
- Street
- 200 College Street, 1st Floor
- City
- Asheville
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28801
- On-site location
- 509 Biltmore Avenue. Asheville NC 28806
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 6
- Days restricted or transferred
- 18
Before the incident
Sitting in the back of the ambulance reviewing calls with her partner and student.
What happened
While getting up quickly out of the seat of the ambulance employee pivoted to turn to get out of the ambulance and felt a pop in her left knee with immediate sharp pain. Prescribed knee brace and crutches.
Injury or illness
Strain or Injury By - Twisting Sprain or Tear
Object or substance involved
No object or substance
Summary line
While getting up quickly out of the seat of the ambulance employee pivoted to turn to get out of the ambulance and felt a pop in her left knee with immediate sharp pain. Prescribed knee brace and crutches.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- EMT PARAMEDIC
- SOC code
- 29-2043 — Paramedics
- NAICS code
- 621910 — Emergency medical transportation services, air or ground
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 210
- Total hours worked
- 525379
- EIN
- 566000279
- Establishment ID
- 997134
- Employer case #
- W00457048
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:30
- Time of incident
- 18:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 28JAN26:16:57:00
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.