# Fractures and other injuries, unspecified at Waste Management - Denver North Hauling
> OSHA SIR `2021075862` · 7/17/2021 · BROOMFIELD, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management - Denver North Hauling
- **Location:** 535 Zang St, BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, 80021
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a front-load garbage truck. The employee lowered the front forks on the truck and climbed them to clear debris. The employee then fell 8-9 feet and suffered fractured ribs and possible spinal injuries.

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