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OSHA Injury Report: Universal Waste Systems Inc Santa FE

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Universal Waste Systems Inc Santa FE in 2500 S Santa Fe, Los Angeles, CA 90058 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was road Mechanic in trash collection services.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Universal Waste Systems Inc Santa FE
Parent company
Universal Waste Systems Inc
Street
2500 S Santa Fe
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
ZIP
90058
On-site location
on-route

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
9

Before the incident

Employee was doing repairs on a truck.

What happened

The employee was using a hammer to loosen a drive line yoke and struck his left thumb with the hammer.

Injury or illness

Crush injury to left thumb.

Object or substance involved

The hammer.

Summary line

Crush injury to left thumb while using a hammer.

Employee and industry

Job description
Road Mechanic
SOC code
49-3031 — Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
NAICS code
562111 — Trash collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
128
Total hours worked
347308
EIN
330194543
Establishment ID
1504180
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
15:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:23:01:00

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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.