Louisville, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS-Bulk Waste
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS-Bulk Waste in Louisville, KY 40217 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was packer Laborer in refuse collection services.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS-Bulk Waste
- Parent company
- Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government
- Street
- 620 Meriwether Ave
- City
- Louisville
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 40217
- On-site location
- Bardstown Rd & Sherwood Rd
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 10
Before the incident
ee was emptying trash cans
What happened
While working in his work area ee encountered many trash receptacles unknowingly loaded with dirt. He tried to lift the cans but was not able to lift the cans himself. ee asked his coworker to assist him with lifting the cans. ee encountered a smashed trash receptacles at the intersection of [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] He had to use extreme force to remove the trash line. ee thinks his injury occurred while working at [REDACTED] or [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] ([REDACTED])
Injury or illness
Abdomen-strain
Object or substance involved
Heavy object
Summary line
Abdomen-strain; heavy object
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Packer Laborer
- SOC code
- 53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 562111 — Refuse collection services
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 88
- Total hours worked
- 157324
- EIN
- 320049006
- Establishment ID
- 1532507
- Employer case #
- 4245
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 9:00
- Time of incident
- 11:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02MAR26:20:18:00
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.