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OSHA Injury Report: GFL Environmental Sterling Heights

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at GFL Environmental Sterling Heights in 6200 Elmridge, Sterling Heights, MI 48313 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was driver in solid Waste Collection.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
GFL Environmental Sterling Heights
Parent company
GFL Environmental USA Inc
Street
6200 Elmridge
City
Sterling Heights
State
MI
ZIP
48313
On-site location
On Route

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Before the incident

Employee was lifting a trash can into the hopper of the trash truck

What happened

While manually handling the trash can employee experienced pain in his stomach which increased when climbing into cab of truck

Injury or illness

Abdominal muscle strain

Object or substance involved

Act of lifting heavy trash can

Summary line

Abdominal muscle strain during manual lift

Employee and industry

Job description
Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
562111 — Solid Waste Collection
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
382
Total hours worked
505607
EIN
460769267
Establishment ID
1030461
Employer case #
38103

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:15
Time of incident
11:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
27FEB2025:13:34:00

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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.