Incident date: 2023-11-20
NAICS industry code: 562212

An employee was riding the rear step of a garbage truck while the truck was traveling to the next house along the collection route. The vehicle struck against a roadside tree. The employee sustained multiple fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate