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OSHA Injury Report: Republic Services Melrose Park

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Republic Services Melrose Park in 5050 West Lake Street, Melrose Park, IL 60160 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was driver in garbage collection services.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Republic Services Melrose Park
Parent company
Republic Services
Street
5050 West Lake Street
City
Melrose Park
State
IL
ZIP
60160
On-site location
5050 W Lake St Melrose Park IL

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
13

Before the incident

Handling container

What happened

Truck door latch struck EE in head

Injury or illness

Injury to head area

Object or substance involved

Door latch

Summary line

Latch made contact with side of head

Employee and industry

Job description
Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
115
Total hours worked
279760
EIN
201838910
Establishment ID
171674
Employer case #
K802181

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30:00.000
Time of incident
16:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:20:22:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.