Louisville, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS-Solid Waste Collection
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
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 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
- 630 Meriwether Avenue
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 4
- Days restricted or transferred
- 39
Before the incident
ee was servicing recycling carts
What happened
ee stated he was servicing [REDACTED] #32 with driver and tipper in truck #4518. While servicing the route (does not know the name of the street) ee stated he stepped down off the riding step on an incline and felt a sharp pain in the back of his knee. ee stated he kept working and the pain got worse to the point it caused him to limp. ee stated he did not think the injury was as bad as it is so he kept working but after hi9s route was complete the pain increased.
Injury or illness
Strain (muscle tendon); Knee- Left; Waling Surface (ground)
Object or substance involved
Walking Surface (ground)
Summary line
Other; Knee-Left; Walking Surface (ground)
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 #
- 4214
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 11:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 03MAR26:00:11:00
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.