# Fractures at Casella Waste Systems
> OSHA SIR `20181212851` · 12/14/2018 · BELMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Casella Waste Systems
- **Location:** 43 Industrial Drive, BELMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03220
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down from a truck after replacing a light and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured wrist.

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