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OSHA Injury Report: Buncombe County-Public Works

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Buncombe County-Public Works in Asheville, NC 28801 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was heavy Equipment Mechanic and Operator in landfills.

Establishment
Buncombe County-Public Works
Parent company
County of Buncombe
Street
200 College Street, 1st Floor
City
Asheville
State
NC
ZIP
28801
On-site location
85 Panther Branch Road Alexander NC 28701
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
62

Drilling out bolt hole for the tub grinder at the Landfill.

While drilling the bolt hole the drill bit got in a bind and spun into employee 's hand causing left pinky finger to be caught between steel and drill.

Left hand pinky finger injured

Drill

Left hand pinky finger injured by handheld tool

Job description
Heavy Equipment Mechanic and Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
562212 — Landfills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
74
Total hours worked
140370
EIN
566000279
Establishment ID
997141
Employer case #
28
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:00:00.000
Submitted
12FEB24:16:06:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.