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OSHA Injury Report: LFUCG - Division of Waste Management

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at LFUCG - Division of Waste Management in 675 Byrd Thurman, Lexington, KY 40510 resulted in days away from work. Employee was resource Recovery Operator in garbage collection services.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
LFUCG - Division of Waste Management
Parent company
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
Street
675 Byrd Thurman
City
Lexington
State
KY
ZIP
40510
On-site location
1505 Old Frankfort Pike Transfer Station

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Before the incident

Employee was sliding the side door on the truck shut and hurt her back.

What happened

When sliding the door shut she hurt her back. Maybe improper position when sliding the door. Perhaps bad ergonomics.

Injury or illness

Lumbar sprain of her back

Object or substance involved

Leverage in opening the door

Summary line

Sliding the side door closed and she hurt her back.

Employee and industry

Job description
Resource Recovery Operator
SOC code
2666211 — Managers, All Other
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
231
Total hours worked
443216
EIN
610858140
Establishment ID
896447
Employer case #
308015

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30
Time of incident
16:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:15:36:00

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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.