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OSHA Injury Report: S04269 - Charlotte West Hauling

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at S04269 - Charlotte West Hauling in GASTONIA, NC 28054 resulted in days away from work. Employee was oPS Driver.

Establishment
S04269 - Charlotte West Hauling
Parent company
WM
Street
2712 LOWELL RD
City
GASTONIA
State
NC
ZIP
28054
On-site location
Queen City Transfer Station owned by Waste Connections Driver was backed to the tipping floor when incident occurred
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4
Days restricted or transferred
11

Dumping

Driver opened the door to a compactor to dump the load some items were heavy wood pallets and other wood framing that bounced off to the side hitting the driver on the right leg knocking him off his feet and cutting his shin area in two places

Abrasion Scratch

Other - Other Flying Object Trash Recycling Materials

Driver opened the door to a compactor to dump the load some items were heavy wood pallets and other wood framing that bounced off to the side hitting the driver on the right leg knocking him off his feet and cutting his shin area in two places

Job description
OPS Driver
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
107
Total hours worked
221488
EIN
560731307
Establishment ID
569517
Employer case #
189868 23
Date of incident
Submitted
29FEB24:21:38:00

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.