# Fractures at Waste Management
> OSHA SIR `2022119992` · 11/14/2022 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management
- **Location:** 3411 N 40th Street, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33605
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 14, 2022, at approximately 6:25 PM, an employee was exiting his garbage truck when he fell to the pavement, resulting in a right ankle fracture.

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