# Fractures at Meridian Waste, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2021108694` · 10/8/2021 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Meridian Waste, LLC.
- **Location:** Trout River Rd., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32219
- **NAICS:** 562212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 8, 2021, an employee was on the back side of a truck, giving the driver directions to back up the truck to get close to two garbage cans. The truck struck him, causing fractures to his pelvic bone and sacrum. He was hospitalized.

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