Browse Workplace Injuries
204 OSHA severe injury reports matching "Waste Management".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 204 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2025 | Waste Management of Colorado Inc. | DENVER, COLORADO | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Chemical Waste Management, Inc. | EMELLE, ALABAMA | Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c. | Fractures and surface, flesh wounds | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 28, 2025 | Waste Management Inc. of Florida | STUART, FLORIDA | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Heat exhaustion, fatigue | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Waste Management | PRIMOS, PENNSYLVANIA | Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Waste Management of PA | BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle | Amputations involving bone loss | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 30, 2024 | WASTE MANAGEMENT OF OHIO, INC. | CHILLICOTHE, OHIO | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Waste Management of NJ | TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY | Overexertion while materials moving by hand | Soft tissue injuries unspecified | Back lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Waste Management of Pennsylvania | SOMERSET, PENNSYLVANIA | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway | Fractures | Ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc. | CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI | Roadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle | Fractures | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Waste Management of PA Inc | PORT MATILDA, PENNSYLVANIA | Struck by door, gate, window | Fractures | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 22, 2024 | Waste Management of Texas, Inc. | HOUSTON, TEXAS | Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back | Amputations involving bone loss | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 16, 2024 | Waste Management | ELIZABETH, PENNSYLVANIA | Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift | Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Waste Management of PA | BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Bruises, contusions | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Waste Management - Denver North Hauling | AURORA, COLORADO | Struck against stationary object n.e.c. | Bursitis | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Waste Management Springhill Landfill | CAMPBELLTON, FLORIDA | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Fractures | Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Waste Management | CICERO, ILLINOIS | Slip, trip, stumble on same level without fall | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 22, 2024 | The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc. | CORDELE, GEORGIA | Fall, slip, trip unspecified | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc. | CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Waste Management of New Jersey | CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fractures | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. | OREFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Fractures | Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Waste Management | SOUTH ELGIN, ILLINOIS | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Waste Management of Jackson, MS. | JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Waste Management Inc. of Florida | PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Waste Management Mobile Bay Environmental Center, Inc. | MOUNT VERNON, ALABAMA | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Bruises, contusions | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Waste Management of Conroe | CONROE, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Waste Management | EDEN, WISCONSIN | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Waste Management of Nebraska | BENNINGTON, NEBRASKA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc. | JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Waste Management of New York, LLC | PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Waste Management Inc. of Florida | WILDWOOD, FLORIDA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 24, 2023 | Waste Management of Texas, LLC | AUSTIN, TEXAS | Stings and venomous bites | Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Apr 12, 2023 | Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. | PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Waste Management | GERMANTOWN, WISCONSIN | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Crushing injuries | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Waste Management of WV Inc. | SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Waste Management of Florida | PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. | PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Waste Management | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road | Skull fracture and intracranial injury | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 3, 2023 | Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc | SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 14, 2022 | Waste Management | TAMPA, FLORIDA | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Waste Management | SAINT FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Waste Management of PA, Inc. | ROARING BRANCH, PENNSYLVANIA | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Waste Management Recycle America, LLC | HODGKINS, ILLINOIS | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Forehead | Hospitalized |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Waste Management of PA | PENLLYN, PENNSYLVANIA | Nonclassifiable | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Waste Management of PA | AUBURN, PENNSYLVANIA | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Waste Management of Ohio, Inc. | THORNVILLE, OHIO | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Casella Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc. | AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 9, 2022 | Waste Management of Fort Worth | FORT WORTH, TEXAS | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2022 | WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MISSISSIPPI, INC. | RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 3, 2022 | Waste Management of MS, Inc. | LAKE, MISSISSIPPI | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Waste Management | CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
Use the employer search field in the filter bar above. Enter a company name or partial name and click Filter. The search is case-insensitive and matches partial names, so you can find all reports for a company even if the exact legal name varies across reports.