BIRMINGHAM, AL ·
OSHA Injury Report: S04998 - WM of Alabama - Birmingham
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at S04998 - WM of Alabama - Birmingham in 700 CLOW RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35217 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was OPSDriver.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- S04998 - WM of Alabama - Birmingham
- Parent company
- WM
- Street
- 700 CLOW RD
- City
- BIRMINGHAM
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35217
- On-site location
- In the cab of the truck while operating controls.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
Repetitive motion using the joystick to service containers.
What happened
The EE reported the use of the joystick while servicing customers has caused the left wrist and thumb to be strained due to repetitive use.
Injury or illness
SprainStrainTear
Object or substance involved
Repetitive motion
Summary line
The EE reported the use of the joystick while servicing customers has caused the left wrist and thumb to be strained due to repetitive use.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- OPSDriver
- SOC code
- 53-7081: Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- NAICS code
- 562111
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 108
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 251,867
- EIN
- 630898842
- Establishment ID
- 325615
- Employer case #
- 25_18761
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-19
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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