Fractures

Name: Fractures at Interstate Waste Services
Start: 11/20/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110688 · 11/20/2023 · Interstate Waste Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
Source: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Secondary source: Trees

Employer

Name: Interstate Waste Services
Location: Near 445 Foothill Rd, BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY, 08807
NAICS: 562212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was riding the rear step of a garbage truck while the truck was traveling to the next house along the collection route. The vehicle struck against a roadside tree. The employee sustained multiple fractures.

Source

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