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Ferndale, WA —

OSHA Injury Report: Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc. in 4916 Labounty Dr., Ferndale, WA 98248 resulted in days away from work. Employee was equipment Operator and Maintenance Tech in waste transfer stations, nonhazardous solid.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc.
Parent company
Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc.
Street
4916 Labounty Dr.
City
Ferndale
State
WA
ZIP
98248
On-site location
Home

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

Had gone home and did not realize some small piece of slag was still on him.

What happened

Welding at work earlier in day noticed some slag on hood and safety glasses. When at home he rubbed his eyes and the piece of slag went in to the left eye.

Injury or illness

Left eye

Object or substance involved

tiny piece of metal (slag) from welding earlier that day

Summary line

Had gone home and did not realize piece of welding slag was on him he rubbed his eye and piece of slag went in left eye

Employee and industry

Job description
Equipment Operator and Maintenance Tech
SOC code
49-9071 — Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
NAICS code
562111 — Waste transfer stations, nonhazardous solid
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
38
Total hours worked
67221
EIN
911674804
Establishment ID
1027862
Employer case #
23-2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:56:00.000
Time of incident
19:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:00:04:00

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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.