Incident date: 2025-03-07
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was repairing an air valve on the drop axle of a waste truck when the axle fell on top of them, resulting in a broken rib and a chest contusion. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Axles, suspensions
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Rib(s), oblique area
severity: moderate