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OSHA Injury Report: Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. in Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 resulted in days away from work. Employee was driver in garbage collection services.

Establishment
Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc.
Parent company
dba Rumsey Environmental
Street
5400 Kauloosa Avenue
City
Tuscaloosa
State
AL
ZIP
35405
On-site location
on route
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
60
Days restricted or transferred
90

On [REDACTED] the employee attempted to open the door on a roll-off dumpster with his left arm and the door was stuck causing his arm to jerk while pulling. This resulted in discomfort in his left shoulder and upper arm.

On [REDACTED] the employee attempted to open the door on a roll-off dumpster with his left arm and the door was stuck causing his arm to jerk while pulling. This resulted in discomfort in his left shoulder and upper arm.

Shoulder arm sprain strain

pushing pulling container door

On [REDACTED] the employee attempted to open the door on a roll-off dumpster with his left arm and the door was stuck causing his arm to jerk while pulling. This resulted in discomfort in his left shoulder and upper arm.

Job description
Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
47
Total hours worked
120063
Establishment ID
1221547
Employer case #
1E01E06002
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:00:00.000
Submitted
02MAR24:17:20:00

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.