Incident date: 2019-08-19
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was riding on the rear step of a garbage truck when the driver moved the vehicle onto the shoulder to avoid an oncoming vehicle. The employee was caught between the truck and a tree, suffering a rib fracture and chest contusion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate