Williamsburg, VA —
OSHA Injury Report: VPPSA
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at VPPSA in Williamsburg, VA 23185 resulted in days away from work. Employee was equipment Operator in solid waste landfills combined with collection and/or local hauling of nonhazardous waste materials.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- VPPSA
- Parent company
- Virginia Peninsulas Public Service Authority
- Street
- 475 McLaws Circle, Suite 3B
- City
- Williamsburg
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 23185
- On-site location
- Compost Facility - Diamond Z grinder
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 11
Before the incident
Standing halfway up a permanent ladder affixed to heavy equipment holding a funnel while another employee poured gear oil into the funnel.
What happened
Employee started to descend when he began leaning to the left lost his balance and slowly spun around hitting his left side against the battery box of the equipment.
Injury or illness
Bruised ribcage
Object or substance involved
Metal battery box
Summary line
bruised left ribcage from falling against battery box
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Equipment Operator
- SOC code
- 47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- NAICS code
- 562212 — Solid waste landfills combined with collection and/or local hauling of nonhazardous waste materials
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 60
- Total hours worked
- 102477
- EIN
- 541666960
- Establishment ID
- 275233
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:45
- Time of incident
- 8:40
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 30JAN26:14:50:00
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.