# Fractures at Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018088324` · 8/14/2018 · SANDWICH, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLC
- **Location:** 15 Jan Sebastian Way, SANDWICH, MASSACHUSETTS, 02563
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 14, 2018, around 10 a.m., an employee fell to the ground while attempting to climb the side of a disposal truck and fractured his spine.

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