# Bruises, contusions at GFL Environmental
> OSHA SIR `2021076162` · 7/26/2021 · GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** GFL Environmental
- **Location:** SE 51street and SE 53rd Street, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32601
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 26, 2021, an employee was on the riding step of a garbage truck picking up garbage on a dirt road. The truck got close to a tree, knocking the employee off the riding step and resulting in bruising on his left thigh that required hospitalization.

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