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OSHA Injury Report: Knoxville Oak Ridge

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Knoxville Oak Ridge in 400 Warehouse Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 resulted in days away from work. Employee was driver in garbage collection services.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Knoxville Oak Ridge
Parent company
Waste Connections of Tennessee, Inc.
Street
400 Warehouse Road
City
Oak Ridge
State
TN
ZIP
37830
On-site location
on route

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Before the incident

Driver was servicing a 40 yard compactor can. The box was pulled away from the compactor when EE walked around the back to tarp it. EE tripped and fell over the compactor injuring shoulder and knee.

What happened

Driver was servicing a 40 yard compactor can. The box was pulled away from the compactor when EE walked around the back to tarp it. EE tripped and fell over the compactor injuring shoulder and knee.

Injury or illness

knee and shoulder injury

Object or substance involved

trip fall to ground

Summary line

Driver was servicing a 40 yard compactor can. The box was pulled away from the compactor when EE walked around the back to tarp it. EE tripped and fell over the compactor injuring shoulder and knee.

Employee and industry

Job description
driver
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
42
Total hours worked
98991
Establishment ID
1224654
Employer case #
1M01M01282

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:25:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:22:23:00

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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.