# Fractures at Hollenbaugh's Trash & Recycling, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023043003` · 4/4/2023 · KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Roadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Hollenbaugh's Trash & Recycling, LLC
- **Location:** 550 Noble Street, KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19530
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding on the back of a garbage truck when a low tree limb approximately 10.5 feet off the ground and 12-18 inches in diameter hit the top of the truck. The tree limb broke off the tree and struck the employee's leg, resulting in a broken leg.

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