Asheville, NC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice in 200 College Street, 1st Floor, Asheville, NC 28801 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was deputy in sheriffs' offices (except court functions only).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice
- Parent company
- County of Buncombe
- Street
- 200 College Street, 1st Floor
- City
- Asheville
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28801
- On-site location
- 37 Snow Hill Church Road, Asheville NC 28715
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 6
Before the incident
Attempting to make contact with dog owner at an address related to a call for service.
What happened
Deputy was attempting to make contact with dog owner at an address related to a call for service. The canine began biting and latched onto the left hand of the deputy and would not let go. Prescribed medication and received work restrictions.
Injury or illness
Struck or Injured By - Animal or Insect
Object or substance involved
Canines ' teeth.
Summary line
Deputy was attempting to make contact with dog owner at an address related to a call for service. The canine began biting and latched onto the left hand of the deputy and would not let go. Prescribed medication and received work restrictions.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Deputy
- SOC code
- 33-3051: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- NAICS code
- 922120: Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 399
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 791,384
- EIN
- 566000279
- Establishment ID
- 997044
- Employer case #
- W00449816
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 15:06
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-28
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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