Incident date: 2021-03-19
NAICS industry code: 562212

A maintenance technician was inspecting the front suspension on a garbage truck. When the steering wheel was turned, the employee's head was pinned between the tire and the cab of the truck. The employee suffered a face fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate