# Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at True Blue, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032479` · 3/22/2016 · INDEPENDENCE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway, unspecified
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** True Blue, Inc.
- **Location:** 732 E Railroad Ave, INDEPENDENCE, LOUISIANA, 70443
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was struck by a privately operated vehicle while standing to the side of a waste management truck. The employee was collecting trash from curbsides at the time. He suffered a broken leg, kidney bruising, and internal bleeding/bruising.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*