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OSHA Injury Report: Bedford County Public Works

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Bedford County Public Works in 1060 Recycle Road, Bedford, VA 24523 resulted in days away from work. Employee was landfill Operator III in garbage disposal landfills.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Bedford County Public Works
Parent company
Bedford County
Street
1060 Recycle Road
City
Bedford
State
VA
ZIP
24523
On-site location
Recycle Building

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
30

Before the incident

Employee was checking the status of the boxes and he was coming down the ladder.

What happened

Employee was checking the status of the boxes and when coming down the ladder his foot slipped off the wrung and he was hanging on with both arms to not fall when his right shoulder popped.

Injury or illness

Pain and tingling in right shoulder.

Object or substance involved

Ladder

Summary line

Pain tingling right shoulder popped.

Employee and industry

Job description
Landfill Operator III
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562212 — Garbage disposal landfills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
96
Total hours worked
112248
EIN
546001141
Establishment ID
955084
Employer case #
2023-09

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:35:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
31JAN24:13:27:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.