Waste Management

An employee was moving barrels to the left lane shoulder when they were struck by a car, resulting in a right leg fracture. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was picking up tree limbs from the side of a road. A skid steer went out of control and pinned the employee against a chipper table. The employee suffered severe swelling, bruising, a broken kneecap, and a back injury.

An employee was standing on the side of a road after a vehicle incident. Another vehicle swerved and hit the employee.

An employee was trotting down the shoulder of a roadway along side the garbage collection truck. As the truck approached a home that had trash out for collection, the employee moved toward the moving truck to retrieve his work gloves. As he reached for the work gloves, his right foot was positioned behind the rear outer dual tire which struck his ankle and fractured it.

On December 8, 2020, an employee exited from the passenger side of the company truck that was parked on the side of the road and walked around the front of the vehicle. As he walked past the truck, he was struck by an oncoming vehicle trying to pass, resulting in a broken left leg.