# Fractures and dislocations at Casella Waste Systems
> OSHA SIR `2022076491` · 7/25/2022 · SANFORD, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Casella Waste Systems
- **Location:** 19 Clear Zone Road, SANFORD, MAINE, 04073
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a rear load trash truck to empty an 800-pound cardboard collection dumpster. The dumpster over tilted and then rested against the truck. The employee pulled the dumpster back creating a free fall until the dumpster was caught by the lifting cable. The dumpster struck the employee on the left shoulder before coming to rest on the cable, resulting in a shoulder fracture and dislocation. The employee was hospitalized.

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