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OSHA Injury Report: Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste in Louisville, KY 40217 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was packer Laborer in garbage collection services.

Establishment
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste
Parent company
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government
Street
620 Meriwether Ave
City
Louisville
State
KY
ZIP
40217
On-site location
Mellwood Avenue and Edith Street
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
9

Collecting bags from curbside

[REDACTED] and his crew were collecting donation bags. ee bent down to pick up bag as he lifted bag to throw it in work truck he says his back went out.

Back strain

Heavy object (bag)

Strain Back (muscle strain) Lifting heavy object

Job description
Packer Laborer
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
93
Total hours worked
147914
EIN
320049006
Establishment ID
874207
Employer case #
1997
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
11:03
Filing year
2024
Submitted
26FEB2025:19:09:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.