# Fractures at Rumpke
> OSHA SIR `2020054931` · 5/28/2020 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Street, road, or driveway irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** Rumpke
- **Location:** 1191 Fields Avenue, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43201
- **NAICS:** 811212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding on the rear step of a rear-loading trash truck. The truck hit a bump and the employee fell off the step, suffering multiple lacerations, contusions, road rash, and a broken arm and nose.

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