# Crushing injuries at Curbside Waste Systems
> OSHA SIR `2018054869` · 5/18/2018 · CONYERS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Curbside Waste Systems
- **Location:** 1550 Northside Drive, CONYERS, GEORGIA, 30012
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was under the waste collection truck he had been driving, adjusting the rear driver-side brakes. The truck was idling and began rolling downhill, running over the employee and crushing his legs and abdomen.

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