Newark, MD ·
OSHA Injury Report: Worcester County Solid Waste
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Worcester County Solid Waste in 7091 Central Site Ln, Newark, MD 21841 resulted in days away from work. Employee was transfer station attendant in refuse collecting and operating solid waste landfills.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Worcester County Solid Waste
- Parent company
- Worcester County Government
- Street
- 7091 Central Site Ln
- City
- Newark
- State
- MD
- ZIP
- 21841
- On-site location
- Landfill
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
- Days restricted or transferred
- 10
Before the incident
Helping a customer unload a piece of lumber.
What happened
Customer dropped their end of the lumber jerking hand and was caught by the dumpster.
Injury or illness
Left Hand Contusion.
Object or substance involved
Dumpster
Summary line
Left Hand Contusion
Employee and industry
- Job description
- TRANSFER STATION ATTENDANT
- SOC code
- 53-7081: Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- NAICS code
- 562212: Refuse collecting and operating solid waste landfills
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 29
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 58,240
- Establishment ID
- 1276327
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-29
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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