# Fractures at County Hauling LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020021336` · 2/11/2020 · WEST NEWTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** County Hauling LLC
- **Location:** 1500 block of Main Street, WEST NEWTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15089
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting a garbage tote back on the ground after emptying it into the back of a garbage truck when the arm of the garbage truck sprung open and struck his right leg, fracturing it.

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