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Jefferson, NC —

OSHA Injury Report: Sheriff's Department

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Sheriff's Department in 150 Government Circle Suite 2500, Jefferson, NC 28640 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was deputy Sheriff in law enforcement statistics centers, government.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Sheriff's Department
Parent company
County of Ashe
Street
150 Government Circle Suite 2500
City
Jefferson
State
NC
ZIP
28640
On-site location
Wilkes Community College

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

standing

What happened

Employee was participating in a pepper spray class as is required by all law enforcement personnel. Employee was sprayed with pepper spray. Pepper spray caused irritation and blurred vision immediately to the employee. The employee waited until the next day to see if the swelling and irritation got better but it did not.

Injury or illness

eye irritation

Object or substance involved

pepper spray

Summary line

pepper spray to eyes

Employee and industry

Job description
Deputy Sheriff
SOC code
33-3051 — Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
NAICS code
922190 — Law enforcement statistics centers, government
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
97
Total hours worked
179711
EIN
566000274
Establishment ID
1263098
Employer case #
8

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:16:00:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.