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OSHA Injury Report: Central Landfill

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Central Landfill in 1201 49th State Street, Palmer, AK 99654 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was eNVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIAN in landfills.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Central Landfill
Parent company
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Street
1201 49th State Street
City
Palmer
State
AK
ZIP
99654
On-site location
North West side of the Administration/Haz Waste building

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
27

Before the incident

Unloading 2 drums of solidified latex paint that were on a pallet with a pallet jack at the working face of cell 4.

What happened

While loading two drums (approximate total weight of 700 pounds) of solidified latex paint with pallet jack onto the lift gate of vehicle 57 employee hurt his lower back buttocks and foot when the pallet jack abruptly stopped on the lift gate.

Injury or illness

Sprain to Right Back

Object or substance involved

Employee was pushing pallet jack containing two drums weighing over 800 pounds out of the back of a box truck on to the lift gate.

Summary line

Sprain to Right Back caused by Employee pushing pallet jack

Employee and industry

Job description
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIAN
SOC code
17-3025 — Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
NAICS code
562212 — Landfills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
40
Total hours worked
54916
Establishment ID
1470894
Employer case #
IN-202501

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
7:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
12FEB26:23:40:00

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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.