ELIZABETHTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—
Good's Disposal Service, Inc.
Collision with stationary object in roadway · Amputations involving bone loss
Final narrative
An employee was getting onto the rear of a garbage truck. The employee's right leg was caught between the truck's rear riding step and a bollard as it started moving. The employee was hospitalized and their leg was amputated at the knee.
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