# Fractures at Penn Waste, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019088365` · 8/13/2019 · WORMLEYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Penn Waste, Inc.
- **Location:** 832 Hill Side Drive, WORMLEYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17043
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding on the driver's side rear riding step of the trash collection truck. The employee dismounted the step before the truck had fully stopped and fell to the pavement, resulting in a fractured right hip requiring hospitalization.

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