Incident date: 2020-02-11
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was setting a garbage tote back on the ground after emptying it into the back of a garbage truck when the arm of the garbage truck sprung open and struck his right leg, fracturing it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate