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OSHA Injury Report: Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter in 755 Industrial Road, Sumter, SC 29150 resulted in days away from work. Employee was hydropulper Operator in hazardous waste disposal facilities.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter
Parent company
Giant Resource Recovery-Sumter
Street
755 Industrial Road
City
Sumter
State
SC
ZIP
29150
On-site location
Lower Drum Dock

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
8

Before the incident

Attempting to pull multiple drums on a conveyor.

What happened

The employee 's wrist was forced in the backwards position while moving 2-4 55-gallon drums on the conveyor.

Injury or illness

Acute pain of the right wrist that resulted in surgery.

Object or substance involved

55-gallons drums

Summary line

Employee was manually pushing drums on the conveyor and tore a ligament in his right wrist

Employee and industry

Job description
Hydropulper Operator
SOC code
2666211 — Managers, All Other
NAICS code
562211 — Hazardous waste disposal facilities
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
95
Total hours worked
177790
Establishment ID
929409
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03FEB26:20:24:00

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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.