Incident date: 2017-12-26
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was holding the right side of a gate corral open while a garbage truck backed up. The employee then attempted to lift the dumpster lid behind the truck and was struck by the vehicle, suffering a broken leg and hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate