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

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury 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 Tipper 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
1600 Blk of Eastern Pky
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
54

ee was servicing recycle route #37

[REDACTED] stated that around [REDACTED] he was on truck #4327 with driver and tipper servicing recycle route #47. While servicing the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] (did not get an address) ee was jogging alongside of the truck when he tripped and fell in a ditch. When ee fell he injured his right ankle. ee stated he tried to walk it off but the pain was too much to tolerate when he tried to put any pressure on it. ee stated that is when he asked his driver to call the supervisor.

Strain (muscle tendon); Ankle-Right; Slip Fall

Slip Fall

Sprain (Ligament) Left Ankle; Slip Fall

Job description
Sanitation Tipper
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 #
4159
Date of incident
Shift started
0:00
Time of incident
9:05
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03MAR26:00:00:00

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.