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OSHA Injury Report: Greenville County Detention

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Greenville County Detention in 301 University Ridge Suite 500, Greenville, SC 29601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was dETENTION OFFICER in correctional institutions.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Greenville County Detention
Parent company
Greenville County Detention
Street
301 University Ridge Suite 500
City
Greenville
State
SC
ZIP
29601
On-site location
Detention Center; Intake and Release 20 McGee Street Greenville SC 29601

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Attempting to restrain inmate

What happened

OFFICER REPORTS THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTRAIN AN INMATE THAT WAS COMBATIVE WITH STAFF THE INMATE BIT HIS LEFT HAND. HE ALSO REPORTED TO HAVE SUSTAINED SCRATCHES TO HIS LEFT FOREARM FROM THE INMATES FINGERNAILS. THE INMATE WAS BLEEDING DURING

Injury or illness

Exposure

Object or substance involved

Exposure

Summary line

OFFICER REPORTS THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTRAIN AN INMATE THAT WAS COMBATIVE WITH STAFF THE INMATE BIT HIS LEFT HAND. HE ALSO REPORTED TO HAVE SUSTAINED SCRATCHES TO HIS LEFT FOREARM FROM THE INMATES FINGERNAILS. THE INMATE WAS BLEEDING DURING

Employee and industry

Job description
DETENTION OFFICER
SOC code
33-3012 — Correctional Officers and Jailers
NAICS code
922140 — Correctional institutions
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
322
Total hours worked
313800
EIN
576000356
Establishment ID
308012
Employer case #
302

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
23:57
Filing year
2024
Submitted
11MAR2025:20:29:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.