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OSHA Injury Report: Zero Waste Recycling

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Zero Waste Recycling in 301 Dupree St, Charlotte, NC 28208 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was waste Water Tech 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
Water Treatment Plant

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
33

Before the incident

Employee was working in waste water area.

What happened

Truck driver was attempting to load 3 buckets of Acid for transport to job site. Driver requested assistance from operator. Employee did not tilt test to verify solid seal and while raising it up to the truck driver the bucket tilted back spilling acid down his arm and leg.

Injury or illness

Chemical burn to Left arm left knee left ankle

Object or substance involved

Sulfuric Acid

Summary line

Chemcial Burns to left arm left knee and left ankle area

Employee and industry

Job description
Waste Water Tech
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
423930 — Waste materials merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
290
Total hours worked
528912
EIN
470992069
Establishment ID
1086664
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:00:00.000
Submitted
29JAN24:13:19:00

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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.