Roadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc., WM Residential Collection Route, CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI 39056
on — Fractures , affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was riding on the back of a refuse vehicle while moving to another set of trash containers. Their foot slipped off the rear of the truck and they fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right leg.
Hospitalized Leg(s) unspecified Garbage trucks
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