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OSHA Injury Report: Western Disposal Services

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Western Disposal Services in 5880 Butte Mill Rd, Boulder, CO 80301 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was route Foreman Driver in refuse hauling, local.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Western Disposal Services
Parent company
Western Disposal Services
Street
5880 Butte Mill Rd
City
Boulder
State
CO
ZIP
80301
On-site location
Customer site on the street in front of house.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
10

Before the incident

Dumping trash containers.

What happened

Pushing and pulling a trash container to rear of the trash truck and [REDACTED] 's hand was on the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] channel and was smashed between the truck and the trash container.

Injury or illness

Cut to left middle finger.

Object or substance involved

Metal trash container hitting rear of trash truck with the finger between the container and the trash truck.

Summary line

Cut on middle finger hit while moving a metal trash can to the rear of a trash truck.

Employee and industry

Job description
Route Foreman Driver
SOC code
53-1049 — First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other
NAICS code
562111 — Refuse hauling, local
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
173
Total hours worked
413239
EIN
840790541
Establishment ID
464708
Employer case #
10185453

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
12FEB24:17:24:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.