Asheville, NC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice in 200 College Street, 1st Floor, Asheville, NC 28801 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was detention Officer 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
- Buncombe County Detention Facility, 20 Davidson Drive, Asheville NC 28801
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
collecting lunch trays from Detainees on 1CW
What happened
When officer opened the cell door to collect the detainee 's tray detainee spit onto officers face with some getting into her mouth. Prescribed pep meds for exposure.
Injury or illness
Absorption Ingestion or Inhalation Contagious Disease
Object or substance involved
Spit from Detainee
Summary line
When officer opened the cell door to collect the detainee 's tray detainee spit onto officers face with some getting into her mouth. Prescribed pep meds for exposure.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Detention Officer
- SOC code
- 33-3012: Correctional Officers and Jailers
- 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 #
- W00498493
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:45
- Time of incident
- 11:40
- 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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