Louisville, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS-Solid Waste Collection
Respiratory condition · Days away from work
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Respiratory condition (code 3)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
ee was tipping recycling carts
What happened
[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.
Injury or illness
Asthma; Chest; Heat
Object or substance involved
Heat
Summary line
Asthma Chest Pain; Chest; Heat
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00
- Time of incident
- 9:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 02MAR26:23:34:00
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.