# Fractures at Waste Management of Palm Beach
> OSHA SIR `2021043153` · 4/15/2021 · RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management of Palm Beach
- **Location:** Villa Rosa Community, RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33404
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 9:00 a.m., an employee stepped out of a waste management truck to service recycling totes. The truck's right front tire ran over his right foot, breaking his ankle.

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