Incident date: 2023-07-14
NAICS industry code: 562212

A  temporary employee had been working in the spotter's shack to send trucks to areas of the landfill. The employee left the spotter's shack and was walking when they were struck by a reversing truck. The employee was knocked to the ground and the truck ran over them over. The employee sustained fractures to the sternum and ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate