# Fractures at Georgia Waste Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020087437` · 8/6/2020 · SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, unspecified
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Waste Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 5720 Taylor Way, SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA, 30342
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to mount the rear riding step on a residential trash truck. The employee missed the step and the truck tire rolled over the employee's foot, causing a laceration and possible broken bones.

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