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OSHA Injury Report: WESTERN WASTE SERVICES INC

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at WESTERN WASTE SERVICES INC in 70 W. Frontage Rd. N, Jerome, ID 83338 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic in garbage collection services.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
WESTERN WASTE SERVICES INC
Parent company
Western Waste Services, Inc.
Street
70 W. Frontage Rd. N
City
Jerome
State
ID
ZIP
83338
On-site location
Western Waste Shop

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Repairing a roll off door

What happened

Employee placed grinder down on shop bench and swipped his had across the grinder disc on accident.

Injury or illness

Right Thumb Laceration

Object or substance involved

Grinder

Summary line

Right Thumb Laceration from grinder

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
67
Total hours worked
162200
EIN
820516260
Establishment ID
303654
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
03JAN24:19:59:00

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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.