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OSHA Injury Report: Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS-Solid Waste Collection

Respiratory condition · Days away from work

On , a respiratory condition at Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS-Solid Waste Collection in Louisville, KY 40217 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sanitation TipperCDL in garbage collection services.

Establishment
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS-Solid Waste Collection
Parent company
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government
Street
630 Meriwether Ave
City
Louisville
State
KY
ZIP
40217
On-site location
Sutherland Ave
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)
Days away from work
3

ee was tipping recycling carts

[REDACTED] stated he was on REC [REDACTED] with two other [REDACTED] 's in truck #4324. [REDACTED] stated while tipping a can on [REDACTED] around [REDACTED] he felt a sharp pain sensation in the left side of his chest he tried to tip for a few more blocks but the pain started to intensify. [REDACTED] asked his driver to bring him to the yard because he could not continue. [REDACTED] had on all proper PPE.

Asthma; Chest; Heat

Heat

Asthma Chest Pain; Chest; Heat

Job description
Sanitation TipperCDL
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
117
Total hours worked
229846
EIN
320049006
Establishment ID
1533257
Employer case #
3989
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
9:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:23:34:00

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.