# Fractures at Waste Management of WV Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032451` · 3/17/2023 · SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management of WV Inc.
- **Location:** 1289 Steele Hollow Road, SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA, 25276
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing the tailgate of a garbage truck when their hand slipped. The tailgate fell and crushed the employee's right hand against the floor of the truck. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures and lacerations to their right hand.

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