Incident date: 2025-04-12
NAICS industry code: 562219

An employee was on the top of a garbage truck, untangling the hook of a winch cable. He slipped and fell, landing about 13 feet below on his back and right arm. He suffered a dislocated right elbow and a broken right hand. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Garbage trucks
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s) and elbow(s)
severity: moderate