Fractures

Name: Fractures at Hollenbaugh's Trash & Recycling, LLC
Start: 4/4/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023043003 · 4/4/2023 · Hollenbaugh's Trash & Recycling, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Roadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Secondary source: Trees

Employer

Name: Hollenbaugh's Trash & Recycling, LLC
Location: 550 Noble Street, KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19530
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was riding on the back of a garbage truck when a low tree limb approximately 10.5 feet off the ground and 12-18 inches in diameter hit the top of the truck. The tree limb broke off the tree and struck the employee's leg, resulting in a broken leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown