# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Republic Service
> OSHA SIR `2017043101` · 4/5/2017 · COPPELL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Walls
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Service
- **Location:** 9999 Unknown, COPPELL, TEXAS, 75019
- **NAICS:** 562212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding on the back of the truck. When the truck made a left turn the rider contacted a wall and fell off the truck injuring ribs on his left side.

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