Incident date: 2020-05-13
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was operating an auto-tarp before dumping a 40-yard open top container. A tarp arm struck him in the face, causing facial fractures, head contusions, cervical fractures, and swelling in his spinal column. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate