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OSHA Injury Report: Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station in 3457 S Cedar Ave, Fresno, CA 93725 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was baler Operator in compost dumps.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station
Parent company
Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station
Street
3457 S Cedar Ave
City
Fresno
State
CA
ZIP
93725
On-site location
OCC Baler

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
9

Before the incident

Cleaning OCC bales.

What happened

He was trying to cut out a plastic container from an OCC bale . Cutting toward his leg and his knife slipped free and stabbed into his leg. He went to the first break room and cleaned it out with an alcohol wipe used antibiotic and put a band-aid on top of it. [REDACTED] says its throbbing and hurting when he 's walking he feels some pain on it.

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration on right leg above the knee.

Object or substance involved

Tension broke loose while using a knife.

Summary line

Cut Laceration on right leg above the knee.

Employee and industry

Job description
Baler Operator
SOC code
51-8031 — Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
NAICS code
562219 — Compost dumps
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
124
Total hours worked
220223
Establishment ID
1117082
Employer case #
68880548

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
12:30
Time of incident
15:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
09MAR26:22:30:00

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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.