Asheville, NC—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Asheville, NC

5 severe-injury reports between 2018-03-22 and 2025-07-10, 809 OSHA inspections, and 1,473 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Asheville, North Carolina.

North Carolina operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Asheville, NC is state-run. The federal OSHA records on this page cover only workplaces under federal jurisdiction — they are not a complete picture of workplace safety in the city.

5Severe injuries

5Hospitalizations

809OSHA inspections

1,473Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Asheville

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs 3 2 Pride Masonry LLC 1 3 U. S. Dept. of Justice 1

Example incidents

U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA · 2025-07-10 · Other fall to lower level unspecified
An employee was descending the back stairwell to go to lunch when he missed a step. As he fell forward, his toes hit a step which pulled his right leg behind him. He landed on the concrete stairwell landing between floors. He sustained a partial rupture of the right quadriceps tendon and an avulsion fracture involving the right patella. The employee required surgery.
Pride Masonry LLC ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA · 2024-11-12 · Struck by falling object unspecified
An employee was placing masonry stone around bridge abutments. A stone measuring 1 by 4 feet was being placed on the forks of a forklift truck when the forks made contact with the wall, and the stone moved. The employee went to stabilize the stone, and the stone came down and crushed his fingers, resulting in fractures.
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA · 2024-04-28 · Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care
An employee was helping a patient get out of bed and adjusting the bed rail when the patient became agitated and kicked the employee in the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA · 2022-12-01 · Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee parked their car and slipped and fell on ice in the parking lot. The employee suffered a fractured left wrist, a fractured left hip, and a strained left shoulder that required hospitalization.
U. S. Dept. of Justice ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA · 2018-03-22 · Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
An employee was walking in a common area hallway while returning from the restroom when he tripped and fell, fracturing his hip.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.