# Fractures at Harris Sanitation Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110864` · 11/28/2023 · WEST MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Harris Sanitation Inc.
- **Location:** 7382 Talona Dr, WEST MELBOURNE, FLORIDA, 32904
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning debris from around the tailgate latch of an automatic side-loading truck. The tailgate closed on the employee's hand causing fractures and lacerations.

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