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OSHA Injury Report: Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. in 5400 Kauloosa Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 resulted in days away from work. Employee was driver 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
on route

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
60
Days restricted or transferred
90

Before the incident

On [REDACTED] the employee attempted to open the door on a roll-off dumpster with his left arm and the door was stuck causing his arm to jerk while pulling. This resulted in discomfort in his left shoulder and upper arm.

What happened

On [REDACTED] the employee attempted to open the door on a roll-off dumpster with his left arm and the door was stuck causing his arm to jerk while pulling. This resulted in discomfort in his left shoulder and upper arm.

Injury or illness

Shoulder arm sprain strain

Object or substance involved

pushing pulling container door

Summary line

On [REDACTED] the employee attempted to open the door on a roll-off dumpster with his left arm and the door was stuck causing his arm to jerk while pulling. This resulted in discomfort in his left shoulder and upper arm.

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
47
Total hours worked
120063
Establishment ID
1221547
Employer case #
1E01E06002

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:00:00.000
Submitted
02MAR24:17:20:00

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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.