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OSHA Injury Report: Western Disposal Services, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Western Disposal Services, Inc. in 5880 Butte Mill Road, Boulder, CO 80301 resulted in days away from work. Employee was commercial RL Driver in waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Western Disposal Services, Inc.
Parent company
Western Disposal Services, Inc.
Street
5880 Butte Mill Road
City
Boulder
State
CO
ZIP
80301
On-site location
2800 Kalmia Ave Boulder, Co 80301 at the trash enclosure.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
78

Before the incident

Pushing trash containers on route to and from trash enclosures

What happened

Felt pain while removing snow from a trash enclosure to push trash container

Injury or illness

Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine

Object or substance involved

Pushing pulling

Summary line

Lower left side back pain.; Strain of pushing and pulling of trash containers to and from the trash enclosure to the rear load trash truck.

Employee and industry

Job description
Commercial RL Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
562111 — Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
174
Total hours worked
416406
EIN
840790541
Establishment ID
1445180
Employer case #
10254708

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
04FEB26:20:59:00

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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.