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OSHA Injury Report: California Waste Services, LLC - Gardena - 621 West 152nd St Gardena, CA 90247

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at California Waste Services, LLC - Gardena - 621 West 152nd St Gardena, CA 90247 in 621 West 152nd Street, Gardena, CA 90247 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sorter in waste materials merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
California Waste Services, LLC - Gardena - 621 West 152nd St Gardena, CA 90247
Parent company
California Waste Services, LLC
Street
621 West 152nd Street
City
Gardena
State
CA
ZIP
90247
On-site location
Wood grinder area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
15

Before the incident

The employee of changing the rotor of the wood grinder.

What happened

The employee while attempting to remove a piece of metal did not anticipate its sharpness thus causing him to cut his right pinky finger.

Injury or illness

Injury of right wrist hand and finger

Object or substance involved

A sharp metal

Summary line

The employee tried to remove a piece of metal but did not notice the sharpness of the metal and cut his right pinky finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Sorter
SOC code
51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
NAICS code
423930 — Waste materials merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
172
Total hours worked
384066
Establishment ID
1504767
Employer case #
21

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
15:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:23:32:00

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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.