Lamont, CA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Recology Blossom Valley Organics South
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Recology Blossom Valley Organics South in 6061 North Wheeler Ridge Road, Lamont, CA 93241 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was utility Person Other in other Waste Collection.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Recology Blossom Valley Organics South
- Parent company
- Recology Blossom Valley Organics South
- Street
- 6061 North Wheeler Ridge Road
- City
- Lamont
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 93241
- On-site location
- 6061 N. Wheeler Ridge Rd. Lamont CA 93241
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Working
What happened
IW was pulling containments out of the green waste pile at the receiving yard when he grabbed a trash bag that contained medical waste when he poked his rightside hand middle finger with medical waste need.
Injury or illness
puncture wound right middle finger
Object or substance involved
needle stick
Summary line
Employee was pulling containments out of the green waste pile at the receiving yard when he grabbed a trash bag that contained medical waste when he poked his rightside hand middle finger with medical waste need.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Utility Person Other
- SOC code
- 53-7081: Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- NAICS code
- 562119: Other Waste Collection
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 46
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 108,484
- EIN
- 61726766
- Establishment ID
- 404592
- Employer case #
- RE23300418
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 13:30
- Time of incident
- 21:50
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-02
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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