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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 refuse and Recycling Collector 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
904 Liberty RD

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
113

Before the incident

Pulling a container from the back of a rear loader.

What happened

Felt a pop in their back (over exertion)

Injury or illness

Sprain of ligaments in lumbar spine.

Object or substance involved

Over-exertion when pulling container out of the back of the truck.

Summary line

Employee felt a pop in their back when pulling a container out of the back of the truck.

Employee and industry

Job description
Refuse and Recycling Collector
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
231
Total hours worked
443216
EIN
610858140
Establishment ID
896447
Employer case #
308043

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30
Time of incident
10:46
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:15:46:00

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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.