Louisville, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS-Solid Waste Collection
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS-Solid Waste Collection in 630 Meriwether Ave, Louisville, KY 40217 resulted in days away from work. Employee was packer Driver in garbage collection services.
Where did this happen?
- Parent company
- Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government
- Street
- 630 Meriwether Ave
- City
- Louisville
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 40217
- On-site location
- 1403 Truckers Blvd, Kentucky Truck
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 13
Before the incident
ee was preforming a pre trip
What happened
[REDACTED] stated he was picking up truck [REDACTED] from [REDACTED] truck. While [REDACTED] was preforming a pre trip the hood closed on his right ring finger. [REDACTED] was wearing his safety gloves but still suffered a minor cut on his finger. [REDACTED] received a band aid from [REDACTED] truck but refused treatment. [REDACTED] disposed of the gloves. [REDACTED] reported the incicent when re returned to the yard.
Injury or illness
Crushing; Fingers-Right; Falling object
Object or substance involved
Falling object
Summary line
Crushing; Fingers-Right; Falling object
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Packer Driver
- SOC code
- 53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- NAICS code
- 562111 — Garbage collection services
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 117
- Total hours worked
- 229846
- EIN
- 320049006
- Establishment ID
- 1533257
- Employer case #
- 3858
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Time of incident
- 6:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02MAR26:23:03:00
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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.
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