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 mechanic One 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
- Maintenace Shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Installing a pack cylinder in a trash truck.
What happened
[REDACTED] and [REDACTED] were installing a pack cylinder into a trash truck when the prybar slipped and the pack cylinder fell and smashed the tip of [REDACTED] 's right index finger.
Injury or illness
Installing a pack cylinder in a trash truck.
Object or substance involved
Pack cylinder hit his finger.
Summary line
Smashed tip of finger.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mechanic One
- SOC code
- 49-9071: Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- NAICS code
- 562111: Refuse hauling, local
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 173
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 413,239
- EIN
- 840790541
- Establishment ID
- 464708
- Employer case #
- 10211053
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 20:45
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-12
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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