Incident date: 2017-11-26
NAICS industry code: 562111

A garbage truck driver was collecting trash when a trash can became stuck at the top of his truck. He climbed to the top of the truck and fell approximately 10 feet, hitting his head on the pavement. He suffered a hematoma and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate