# Fractures at Ohio Valley Waste Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021109343` · 10/29/2021 · WELLSVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ohio Valley Waste Services Inc.
- **Location:** 43525 18th Street Heights, WELLSVILLE, OHIO, 43968
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a garbage truck was performing backyard service at a client's home. The employee slipped on wet grass and fell to the ground, resulting in broken bones in his forearm and ankle.

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