Incident date: 2023-04-11
NAICS industry code: 562111

Two employees were collecting garbage and stopped in a parking area to collect waste from a business location. The garbage truck began to move forward while the injured employee was in front of it, pinning the employee against another vehicle. The employee sustained fractures to the pelvis and femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate