# Bruises, contusions at Penn Waste, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018077608` · 7/26/2018 · GRANTVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Penn Waste, Inc.
- **Location:** Sawmill Road, GRANTVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17028
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee lost his footing on wet grass as a rear-loader truck (garbage truck) was drifting backwards. The tire of the truck ran over his right foot, causing a contusion and requiring hospitalization.

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