# Fractures at Inland Waste Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2017010736` · 1/24/2017 · AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Inland Waste Solutions
- **Location:** 4330 Dean Bridge Road, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30906
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was driving a loaded garbage truck to the landfill for dumping. As the employee entered the landfill, he rounded a corner and the garbage truck rolled onto its side. The employee fell from the truck and fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*