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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 mechanic 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
Maintenace Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Hammering hot metal.

What happened

[REDACTED] was hammering on hot metal working with [REDACTED] when he believes a piece of metal went into his left hand around the thumb.

Injury or illness

Metal sliver went into his thumb.

Object or substance involved

A piece of metal after hitting with a hammer went into Alex 's finger.

Summary line

Hammering metal a piece of metal broke off and entered his finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111 — Refuse hauling, local
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
173
Total hours worked
413239
EIN
840790541
Establishment ID
464708
Employer case #
10190529

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
1:40:00.000
Time of incident
11:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
12FEB24:17:43:00

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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.