Tuscaloosa, AL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. in 5400 Kauloosa Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 resulted in days away from work. Employee was driver in garbage collection services.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 60
- Days restricted or transferred
- 90
Before the incident
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.
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Shoulder arm sprain strain
Object or substance involved
pushing pulling container door
Summary line
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.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Driver
- SOC code
- 53-3032: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- NAICS code
- 562111: Garbage collection services
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 47
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 120,063
- Establishment ID
- 1221547
- Employer case #
- 1E01E06002
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 14:00
- 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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