# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at Waste Connection Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110329` · 11/8/2023 · FORT ANN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Connection Inc.
- **Location:** 10913 New York 149, FORT ANN, NEW YORK, 12827
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell while exiting the cab of his garbage truck. His head struck the side of the truck parked next to his own, and he suffered lacerations, a concussion, and a skull fracture.

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