Incident date: 2016-09-05
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was opening doors to a recycling shed so that a garbage truck could be loaded. The garbage truck rolled back and pinned the employee between the back of the truck and the recycling bin/shed. The employee suffered a stomach/abdominal aortic tear.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate