# Fractures at Interstate Waste Services
> OSHA SIR `20231110688` · 11/20/2023 · BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- **Secondary source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Interstate Waste Services
- **Location:** Near 445 Foothill Rd, BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY, 08807
- **NAICS:** 562212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding the rear step of a garbage truck while the truck was traveling to the next house along the collection route. The vehicle struck against a roadside tree. The employee sustained multiple fractures.

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