# Crushing injuries at Eagle Disposal of PA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019088323` · 8/13/2019 · DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Eagle Disposal of PA, Inc.
- **Location:** 3216 Walnut Street, DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19372
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding on the rear driver side step of a rear load trash truck. The truck was reversing onto a no-outlet street when it backed into a roll-off container on the side of the street. The employee was crushed between the truck and the container.

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