# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Republic Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054441` · 5/7/2018 · BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Sibley Drive, BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01730
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee riding on the outside of a waste collection truck fell from the truck while it was in motion, striking his head on the pavement.

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