Incident date: 2021-10-24
NAICS industry code: 423110

A Rush employee was working under a garbage truck cab that had been jacked halfway up. The cab fell and pinned his arms and leg against the engine. He was pinned for some time before being found, and was hospitalized to lower toxin levels in his leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate