Incident date: 2017-12-08
NAICS industry code: 562111

On December 8, 2017, at 1:00 p.m., an employee was riding on the back of a trash collection vehicle, traveling at 13 miles per hour down a straight stretch of road, when the truck hit a bump and launched the employee into the air. He landed on both feet and then rolled onto his shoulder. He fractured his right ankle and was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate