# Strains at Waste Management
> OSHA SIR `2017043655` · 4/24/2017 · VENICE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management
- **Location:** 5211 SR 776, VENICE, FLORIDA, 34293
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was struck in the head by a garbage truck hopper resulting in a neck injury and hospitalization.

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