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OSHA Injury Report: Western Disposal Services

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Western Disposal Services in 5880 Butte Mill Rd, Boulder, CO 80301 resulted in days away from work. 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
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
11

Before the incident

[REDACTED] was using the winch mounted on the rear of the truck to pull over heavy or stuck trash containers.

What happened

[REDACTED] was pulling a trash container to the rear of the trash truck with the cable winch when the trash container hooked the recycle container and pinned [REDACTED] against the trash truck. The switch on the trash truck got stuck and only when the recycle container came free of the trash container was [REDACTED] able to get free of the truck.

Injury or illness

Stuck up against truck by trash container.

Object or substance involved

Trash container and truck.

Summary line

Stuck between the truck and trash container while pulling a trash container with the wench.

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 #
10215920

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:20:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
12FEB24:19:37:00

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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.