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OSHA Injury Report: Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice in Asheville, NC 28801 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was detention Officer 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
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

collecting lunch trays from Detainees on 1CW

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.

Absorption Ingestion or Inhalation Contagious Disease

Spit from Detainee

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.

Job description
Detention Officer
SOC code
33-3012 — Correctional Officers and Jailers
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 #
W00498493
Date of incident
Shift started
5:45
Time of incident
11:40
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28JAN26:21:00:00

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.