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

An employee had been towing a trash truck and discovered that the drive shaft was disengaged. The employee left their vehicle to retrieve tools to re-engage the drive shaft of the trash truck. The trash truck rolled over both of the employee's legs, resulting in injuries that included severe lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate