# Abrasions, scratches at Ottawa Sanitation Service Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015118530` · 11/11/2015 · OTTAWA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Abrasions, scratches
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Ottawa Sanitation Service Inc
- **Location:** Unknown at this time, OTTAWA, KANSAS, 66067
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While performing trash pickup, an employee slipped/fell from the rear of the truck. The employee suffered a road rash to the arm and leg, as well as a swollen ankle.

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