LIBERTY, Mo. -- The Hollywood Video store off of Highway 291 in Liberty, Mo. is now closed, but what was left in the trash has some alarmed.

A man who was looking for cardboard boxes discovered piles of papers and personal information that had been left behind in the Dumpster outside the store.

The former manager of the store, Thomas Sharp, went to the store to try and recover some of the documents.

"I'm trying to recover what may have some important information on it," Sharp said. "It was an accident."

Sharp said a volunteer church group helped clean up the store and accidentally dumped application papers that contained names, phone numbers, Social Security numbers and even credit card information.

"I feel bad," Sharp said. "Hate for there be a situation, put any names in jeopardy, or information used against another person. Never want that to happen."

Sharp said he will do what he can to shred or destroy the papers.

Sharp also said employees were notified that their store was closing last Tuesday and only had a few days to clear out -- noting that it is not an excuse for the mishap.

The corporate office released the following statement:

"Hollywood Video takes this matter very seriously and has strict policies in place to safeguard the personal information of all customers. Unfortunately, in this instance, it appears that employees tasked with closing the company's store in Liberty, Mo., may not have followed these company policies. The company has an internal investigation under way and is cooperating fully with the appropriate authorities. Any employee who is found to have violated these policies will be disciplined appropriately."