Incident date: 2019-08-13
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was riding on the driver's side rear riding step of the trash collection truck. The employee dismounted the step before the truck had fully stopped and fell to the pavement, resulting in a fractured right hip requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate