Louisville, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS-Solid Waste Collection
Respiratory condition · Days away from work
At a glance
On , a respiratory condition 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
- 300 Block of M Street
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Respiratory condition (code 3)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
ee was servicing garbage carts
What happened
[REDACTED] stated he was on garbage route #[REDACTED] with two coworkers servicing garbage. While in the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] said he started f[REDACTED]ling dizzy while he was sliding garbage carts to his coworker at [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] said after a while his chest started hurting and he was f[REDACTED]ling nauseous. [REDACTED] stated his muscle stated cramping and he wasn 't f[REDACTED]ling normal. [REDACTED] also stated that he felt over excited and felt he was in a different world like noises wasn 't as loud
Injury or illness
Respiratory Irritation; Respiratory System; Exposure to excessive heat
Object or substance involved
Exposure to excessive heat
Summary line
Dehydration; Respiratory System; Exposure to excessive heat
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 #
- 3984
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00
- Time of incident
- 14:58
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02MAR26:23:28:00
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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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