# Bruises, contusions at Casella Waste Management
> OSHA SIR `20161211817` · 12/20/2016 · BREWER, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up on side of road
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Casella Waste Management
- **Location:** Derusha Lane, BREWER, MAINE, 04412
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking up spilled garbage on the ground when the garbage truck backed up and struck him. He fell to the ground and the truck ran over the tip of his left foot. He suffered bruises to the left leg and foot.

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