Incident date: 2024-08-07
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was riding on the back of a refuse vehicle while moving to another set of trash containers. Their foot slipped off the rear of the truck and they fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Roadway noncollision  fall or jump from moving vehicle
code_source: title: Garbage trucks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate