Police: Worker Injured After Explosion In Back Of Sanitation Truck In West Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A sanitation worker was taken to the hospital after an explosion in the back of a sanitation truck in West Philadelphia, police say. The incident happened on the 400 block of North 53rd Street around 10:20 a.m. Friday.

Police say they received a 911 call reporting a box exploding in the back of the sanitation truck, injuring a worker.

The employee was transported by his manager to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

He has since been released from the hospital.

Police say the incident was caused by pressure from the trash truck crush blade on a one-pound oxygen cylinder. No explosive device was found.