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OSHA Injury Report: GFL Environmental Pontiac

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at GFL Environmental Pontiac in 888 Baldwin Rd, Pontiac, MI 48340 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cDL Driver in solid Waste Collection.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
GFL Environmental Pontiac
Parent company
GFL Environmental USA Inc
Street
888 Baldwin Rd
City
Pontiac
State
MI
ZIP
48340
On-site location
On Route

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
18

Before the incident

On route helping his loader pick up compost bags.

What happened

One bag was heavier than anticipated - he lifted the bag an immediately felt pain in left shoulder arm neck.

Injury or illness

Cervical radiculopathy - acute.

Object or substance involved

Compost bag.

Summary line

Cervical radiculopathy acute from lifting bag of compost.

Employee and industry

Job description
CDL Driver
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111 — Solid Waste Collection
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
208
Total hours worked
551174
EIN
460769267
Establishment ID
1030460
Employer case #
19

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:18:57:00

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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.