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OSHA Injury Report: Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice in Asheville, NC 28801 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was sergeant in sheriffs' offices (except court functions only).

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
Buncombe County Detention Facility, 20 Davidson Drive, Asheville NC 28801
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
34

supervising [REDACTED]

Employee was supervising a detainee in intake as he was trying to make a phone call after a bond hearing. The detainee attempted to expose himself in intake employee took control of detainee 's arm to escort him back to his cell. During the scuffle employee received an abrasion on her middle finger of the left hand and it began to swell and bruise. Received work restrictions.

Caught In Under or Between - Object Handled

not exactly sure how the injury occurred.

Employee was supervising a detainee in intake as he was trying to make a phone call after a bond hearing. The detainee attempted to expose himself in intake employee took control of detainees arm to escort him back to his cell.

Job description
Sergeant
SOC code
33-1012 — First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
NAICS code
922120 — Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
399
Total hours worked
791384
EIN
566000279
Establishment ID
997044
Employer case #
W00497957
Date of incident
Shift started
5:30
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28JAN26:20:57:00

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.