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OSHA Injury Report: Ohio Valley Waste Services, Inc.

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Ohio Valley Waste Services, Inc. in 1025 Bundy Ave, Youngstown, OH 44509 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was general Laborer in garbage collection services.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ohio Valley Waste Services, Inc.
Parent company
Ohio Valley Waste Services, Inc.
Street
1025 Bundy Ave
City
Youngstown
State
OH
ZIP
44509
On-site location
Ohio Valley Waste Service Inc. cut pad outside of Transfer Station Youngstown Ohio

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

I was cutting up 95 gal trash carts. I was trying to get the metal bar that hooks to the cart dumper out with a hammer. The end metal piece flew up & hit me in right eye.

What happened

There is a metal piece that holds the metal bar in place & I hit it out with a hammer. The end piece flew up & hit me in the right eye.

Injury or illness

Injury of conjunctiva & corneal abrasion of right eye.

Object or substance involved

Hitting the end metal piece with a hammer that holds the metal bar in place flew up & hit me in the right eye.

Summary line

Injury of conjunctiva & corneal abrasion of right eye getting metal bar out of trash cart. Hit bar with hammer & metal piece flew up & into eye.

Employee and industry

Job description
General Laborer
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
124
Total hours worked
272953
EIN
264205315
Establishment ID
47186
Employer case #
23-10

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Submitted
20FEB24:23:40:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.