# Fractures at Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211656` · 12/8/2017 · BERNVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Street, road, or driveway irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc.
- **Location:** Unknown Route, Unknown Location, BERNVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19506
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 8, 2017, at 1:00 p.m., an employee was riding on the back of a trash collection vehicle, traveling at 13 miles per hour down a straight stretch of road, when the truck hit a bump and launched the employee into the air. He landed on both feet and then rolled onto his shoulder. He fractured his right ankle and was hospitalized for surgery.

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