Incident date: 2022-11-09
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was loading tree branches into the back of a garbage truck when the employee's left arm became caught in the compacting area of the truck, resulting in two fractures of the left arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate