Incident date: 2023-05-25
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was riding as a passenger in the cab of a garbage truck that was driving in a parking lot. As the employee exited the truck, it ran over the employee's right leg and foot and their left foot and ankle. The employee sustained a right leg amputation below the knee and multiple left foot/toe fractures that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high