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OSHA Injury Report: GFL Environmental Sterling Heights

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at GFL Environmental Sterling Heights in 6200 Elmridge, Sterling Heights, MI 48313 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was helper 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
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was loading compost bags into the hopper of the trash truck

What happened

While loading compost bags employee got his hand too close to the sweeper blade specifically his left ring finger causing injury.

Injury or illness

Left ring finger laceration

Object or substance involved

Sweep blade

Summary line

Left ring finger laceration - contact with moving machinery

Employee and industry

Job description
Helper
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
562111 — Solid Waste Collection
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
382
Total hours worked
505607
EIN
460769267
Establishment ID
1030461
Employer case #
38108

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
13:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
27FEB2025:13:37:00

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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.