Incident date: 2021-07-26
NAICS industry code: 562111

On July 26, 2021, an employee was on the riding step of a garbage truck picking up garbage on a dirt road. The truck got close to a tree, knocking the employee off the riding step and resulting in bruising on his left thigh that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate