Roadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hollenbaugh's Trash & Recycling, LLC, 550 Noble Street, KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19530
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final 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.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedGarbage, recycling, or refuse truck
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