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OSHA Injury Report: GDS Hickory 3157

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at GDS Hickory 3157 in 4062 Section House Road, Hickory, NC 28601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was route Driver in waste collection services, nonhazardous solid.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
GDS Hickory 3157
Parent company
Republic Services of North Carolina, LLC
Street
4062 Section House Road
City
Hickory
State
NC
ZIP
28601
On-site location
At fuel island

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Filling up his DEF tank

What happened

[REDACTED] was sprayed in eyes with DEF fluid.

Injury or illness

ALL OTHER INJURIES NOC

Object or substance involved

DEF fluid

Summary line

[REDACTED] was sprayed in eyes with DEF fluid.

Employee and industry

Job description
Route Driver
SOC code
53-3033 — Light Truck Drivers
NAICS code
562111 — Waste collection services, nonhazardous solid
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
110
Total hours worked
251455
EIN
650972930
Establishment ID
1029845
Employer case #
M168165

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:25
Time of incident
14:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24FEB2025:14:52:00

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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.