Fractures

Name: Fractures at Penn Waste, Inc.
Start: 8/13/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088365 · 8/13/2019 · Penn Waste, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hip(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name: Penn Waste, Inc.
Location: 832 Hill Side Drive, WORMLEYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17043
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was riding on the driver's side rear riding step of the trash collection truck. The employee dismounted the step before the truck had fully stopped and fell to the pavement, resulting in a fractured right hip requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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