Roadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Good's Disposal Service, Inc., 530 Buch Avenue, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17603
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was standing on the driver side rear step of a trash truck while traveling down a road to collect residential trash. The employee went to signal the driver and slipped off the step while the truck was traveling 8-9 miles per hour. He fell 18 inches to the ground and was hospitalized with a fractured ankle that required surgery.
Hospitalized Ankle(s) Garbage trucks
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