# Fractures at Shank Waste Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201110428` · 11/3/2020 · FORD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Shank Waste Services Inc.
- **Location:** Loganport Road, FORD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA, 16226
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding on the back of a garbage truck. The employee fell off the riding step as the vehicle began to move, landing on the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs.

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