Incident date: 2019-09-20
NAICS industry code: 562111

A driver climbed on top of a garbage truck to close the doghouse door on the compactor. He slipped and fell, suffering a broken right wrist, a compound fracture above his right elbow, and a dislocation to the elbow. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate