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OSHA Injury Report: Pierce County Hauling

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Pierce County Hauling in 4111 192nd St E, Tacoma, WA 98446 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was container Repair Welder in garbage collection services.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pierce County Hauling
Parent company
Harold LeMay Enterprises, Incorporated
Street
4111 192nd St E
City
Tacoma
State
WA
ZIP
98446
On-site location
Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
34

Before the incident

Preparing a container for weld. Injured left elbow while pushing up on a specialty leverage tool.

What happened

WCI Welder was putting a new bottom on a recycle cage tacking the front to prepare to weld. She pushed up on a speciality leverage tool to bring the two pieces of metal together when she felt a twinge in the left elbow. Initially handled through [REDACTED] until [REDACTED] - [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

Elbow Overexertion - Using Tools or MachinesInjury

Object or substance involved

Elbow Overexertion - Using Tools or MachinesInjury

Summary line

WCI Welder was putting a new bottom on a recycle cage tacking the front to prepare to weld. She pushed up on a speciality leverage tool to bring the two pieces of metal together when she felt a twinge in the left elbow.

Employee and industry

Job description
Container Repair Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
185
Total hours worked
424670
EIN
910759963
Establishment ID
1221623
Employer case #
1E01E06002

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:26:00.000
Time of incident
0:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:17:53:00

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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.