# Concussions at AMWASTE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021042933` · 4/8/2021 · SEMMES, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## 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:** AMWASTE, INC.
- **Location:** Arc Drive, SEMMES, ALABAMA, 36575
- **NAICS:** 562112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding on the back of a trash truck when the truck hit a bump in the road, causing the employee to fall from the truck and hit his head on the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury/concussion.

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