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OSHA Injury Report: Zero Waste Recycling

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Zero Waste Recycling in 301 Dupree St, Charlotte, NC 28208 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was project Manager in waste materials merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Zero Waste Recycling
Parent company
Zero Waste Recycling
Street
301 Dupree St
City
Charlotte
State
NC
ZIP
28208
On-site location
Customer site tank clean up

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Finishing up a tank clean out

What happened

Employee was back washing material to the tank entry for a final extraction. While doing so employee stepped in a puddle that concealed a slippery substance underneath. Employee lost balance and fell over the diaphragm pump behind him impacting his mid-lower back.

Injury or illness

Lower back Strain

Object or substance involved

diaphragm pump

Summary line

Middle lower back impacted diaphragm pump inside tank

Employee and industry

Job description
Project Manager
SOC code
13-1082 — Project Management Specialists
NAICS code
423930 — Waste materials merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
290
Total hours worked
528912
EIN
470992069
Establishment ID
1086664
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:30:00.000
Submitted
26JAN24:19:23:00

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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.