Alexandria, MN —
OSHA Injury Report: Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management in Alexandria, MN 56308 resulted in days away from work. Employee was plant Operator in solid waste combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management
- Parent company
- Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management
- Street
- 2004 Nokomis Street
- City
- Alexandria
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 56308
- On-site location
- Between Unit 1 and 2 rake doors
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 9
- Days restricted or transferred
- 24
Before the incident
Employee was raking the #2 waste combustor unit at rake door number 2.
What happened
Waste from within the unit slid and pushed a fireball out of the unit while the employee was in front of the rake door
Injury or illness
Burns to the employees face and arm
Object or substance involved
fire from the waste combustor unit
Summary line
Employee was raking unit 2 when waste slid in the unit and pushed a fireball out at the employee
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Plant Operator
- SOC code
- 51-8099 — Plant and System Operators, All Other
- NAICS code
- 562213 — Solid waste combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 64
- Total hours worked
- 123770
- EIN
- 473997919
- Establishment ID
- 247187
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 11:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 13JAN26:19:49:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.