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 sanitation Tipper 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
- 4312 S. 3rd St
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 6
Before the incident
[REDACTED] was on the driver side rear riding step waiting until he came to the next stop
What happened
[REDACTED] had just stepped down from truck as he was attempting to go grab the garbage can in front of him and stepped into a pothole and felt his left knee pop.
Injury or illness
Strain (muscle tendon); Knee-Left; Walking Surface (ground)
Object or substance involved
Walking Surface (ground)
Summary line
Other; Knee-Left: Walking Surface (ground)
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Sanitation Tipper
- SOC code
- 53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- NAICS code
- 562111 — Garbage collection services
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 117
- Total hours worked
- 229846
- EIN
- 320049006
- Establishment ID
- 1533257
- Employer case #
- 3904
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 9:21
- Time of incident
- 9:21
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02MAR26:23:19:00
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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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