Incident date: 2021-11-10
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was riding on the back step of a garbage truck. The truck hit a pothole and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a spinal contusion and weakness in the upper limbs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate