2,042,423Injury reports 130,778Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

OSHA Injury Report: City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division in Lynchburg, VA 24501 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was refuse Associate in waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid.

Establishment
City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division
Parent company
City of Lynchburg, Public Works Department
Street
Concord Turnpike
City
Lynchburg
State
VA
ZIP
24501
On-site location
Florida Avenue Lynchburg VA
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
3

Standing on garbage refuse truck step preparing to dismount to empty garbage cart

Stepped down from truck and into a hole rolled right ankle

Sprain right ankle

hole

Stepped into a grass covered hole rolled and sprain right ankle.

Job description
Refuse Associate
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111 — Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
36
Total hours worked
75232
Establishment ID
229740
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Submitted
21FEB24:19:28:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.