# Fractures at Waste Connections Of Oklahoma City
> OSHA SIR `2023076271` · 7/14/2023 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Connections Of Oklahoma City
- **Location:** 7600 SW 15th St, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73128
- **NAICS:** 562212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A  temporary employee had been working in the spotter's shack to send trucks to areas of the landfill. The employee left the spotter's shack and was walking when they were struck by a reversing truck. The employee was knocked to the ground and the truck ran over them over. The employee sustained fractures to the sternum and ribs.

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