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OSHA Injury Report: Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works Roads-East District

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works Roads-East District in Louisville, KY 40207 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was equipment Operator in asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk).

Establishment
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works Roads-East District
Parent company
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government
Street
595 N Hubbards Lane
City
Louisville
State
KY
ZIP
40207
On-site location
Zorn Avenue and Riedling Drive
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
18

ee was operating gas powered hand tools performing cut back by hand along sidewalk of [REDACTED] and Riedling Drive

While [REDACTED] was operating gas powered hand tools to cut the overgrowth from a sidewalk along [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] he noticed his muscles on his left arm shoulder and pectoral (chest) felt strained and he was having pain from the strain. He then contacted his supervisor to get him checked out at Concentra.

strain (muscle tendon); arm-left chest shoulder-left

tools equipment

strain (muscle tendon); arm-left chest shoulder-left; tools equipment

Job description
Equipment Operator
SOC code
47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
NAICS code
237310 — Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
25
Total hours worked
50014
EIN
320049006
Establishment ID
1522854
Employer case #
4049
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
8:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:21:26:00

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.