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OSHA Injury Report: Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc.

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. in 5400 Kauloosa Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic in garbage collection services.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc.
Parent company
dba Rumsey Environmental
Street
5400 Kauloosa Avenue
City
Tuscaloosa
State
AL
ZIP
35405
On-site location
maintenance shop

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Mechanic was working on removing a fuel line on truck 127 at the [REDACTED] site in [REDACTED] when his wrench slipped and caused his hand to graze a hose clamp resulting in a laceration. Wound was cleaned and ee taken to hospital.

What happened

Mechanic was working on removing a fuel line on truck 127 at the [REDACTED] site in [REDACTED] when his wrench slipped and caused his hand to graze a hose clamp resulting in a laceration. Wound was cleaned and ee taken to hospital.

Injury or illness

hand laceration

Object or substance involved

hose clamp

Summary line

Mechanic was working on removing a fuel line on truck 127 at the [REDACTED] site in [REDACTED] when his wrench slipped and caused his hand to graze a hose clamp resulting in a laceration. Wound was cleaned and ee taken to hospital.

Employee and industry

Job description
mechanic
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
47
Total hours worked
120063
Establishment ID
1221547
Employer case #
1M01M01299

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:00:00.000
Submitted
02MAR24:17:12:00

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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.