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Morganton, NC —

OSHA Injury Report: Public Works

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Public Works in 96 Kirk St, Morganton, NC 28655 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was truck Driver in refuse collecting and operating solid waste landfills.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Public Works
Parent company
City of Morganton
Street
96 Kirk St
City
Morganton
State
NC
ZIP
28655
On-site location
110 E Catawba St

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee reached into a trash can to grab a trash bag

What happened

Employee felt something stick into his hand opened up the trash bag and found a needle

Injury or illness

Needle stick

Object or substance involved

Needle

Summary line

Needle stick from trash bag

Employee and industry

Job description
Truck Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
562212 — Refuse collecting and operating solid waste landfills
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
66
Total hours worked
131633
EIN
566000234
Establishment ID
223489
Employer case #
S-4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:05
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:21:52:00

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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.