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

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works Roads-East District in Louisville, KY 40207 resulted in other recordable case. 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
595 N Hubbards Lane
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

[REDACTED] was assisting with removal of tailgate from a tandem.

the ee was assisting in the removal of the tailgate from an IBM [REDACTED] truck. While positioned inside the truck bed the ee detached both pins from the tailgate and connected a chain. In the process of handing the chain to the Crew Lead the tailgate detached from the vehicle subsequently striking the crew leader causing the ee to fall out of the truck. Following the incident the ee assisted in lifting the tailgate off of the crew leader.

Strain (muscle tendon); arms-both shoulder-both

slip fall

Strain (muscle tendon); arms-both shoulder-both; slip fall

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 #
4884
Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
19:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:21:49:00

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.