Boulder, CO ·
OSHA Injury Report: Western Disposal Services
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Western Disposal Services in 5880 Butte Mill Rd, Boulder, CO 80301 resulted in days away from work. Employee was driver in refuse hauling, local.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Western Disposal Services
- Parent company
- Western Disposal Services
- Street
- 5880 Butte Mill Rd
- City
- Boulder
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80301
- On-site location
- 6101 Ben Pl Boulder, Co 80301 trash enclosure
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
[REDACTED] was dumping compost containers into the rear of a trash compost truck. Pushing and pulling the containers.
What happened
[REDACTED] was returning a compost container after dumping it and he slipped on some ice and fell back into the truck smashing and cutting his right-hand middle finger.
Injury or illness
Laceration of right middle finger.
Object or substance involved
Finger was caught between a trash container and rear of trash truck.
Summary line
Laceration of middle finger.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Driver
- SOC code
- 53-3032: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- NAICS code
- 562111: Refuse hauling, local
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 176
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 420,039
- EIN
- 840790541
- Establishment ID
- 464708
- Employer case #
- 10217596
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:08
- Time of incident
- 00:52
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-18
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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