# Fractures at Eagle Disposal of PA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171212213` · 12/26/2017 · EAST EARL, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Eagle Disposal of PA Inc.
- **Location:** 1245 Eagles Way, EAST EARL, PENNSYLVANIA, 17519
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding the right side of a gate corral open while a garbage truck backed up. The employee then attempted to lift the dumpster lid behind the truck and was struck by the vehicle, suffering a broken leg and hip.

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