# Fractures at Republic Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018044094` · 4/27/2018 · LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvis
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Towers, poles, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services Inc.
- **Location:** 1200 Block of Walker St, LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS, 77573
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding on the rear step of a residential refuse truck. When the truck made a left turn, his left hip hit a concrete pole, causing a stress fracture to the left side of his pelvis.

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