# Fractures at Republic Services
> OSHA SIR `2017054489` · 5/17/2017 · FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services
- **Location:** 45 Dover Street, FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS, 02721
- **NAICS:** 562112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually moving a small dumpster when it toppled over onto his leg, breaking it.

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