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Jul 22, 2026 at 5:09 AM ET
Garbage truck explosion injures worker’s eye in Milwaukee
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A sanitation worker was hospitalized after shrapnel lodged in his eye following a garbage truck explosion.
WHO: Milwaukee Department of Public Works sanitation manager Rick Meyers
WHAT: A garbage truck compactor blew up after improperly disposed oxygen tanks were placed in the bin, sending shrapnel into a worker’s eye.
WHEN: Jul 22, 2026 at 4:31 AM ET
WHERE: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
WHY: The explosion was caused by two improperly disposed oxygen tanks prohibited from being placed in the bin.
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