# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at PROSHRED  Connecticut
> OSHA SIR `2022064770` · 6/2/2022 · WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PROSHRED  Connecticut
- **Location:** 801 North Main Street Extension, WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06492
- **NAICS:** 562219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to free a bin that was stuck in the hopper of a paper shredding truck. The employee fell approximately 6 to 8 feet off the side of the truck and landed on the ground sustaining a concussion and a fractured L2 vertebra.

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