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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14217541

GARBAGE TRUCK,HEAD,WORK RULES,SLIP,CRUSHED,TRUCK,FALL,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

Event
GARBAGE TRUCK,HEAD,WORK RULES,SLIP,CRUSHED,TRUCK,FALL,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKING UP
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14217541
Report ID
150900

Event description

SANITATION WORKER KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY TRASH TRUCK

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 12:25 PM ON APRIL 5TH, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED WHEN HE FEL L FROM THE BACK END OF A GARBAGE TRUCK AND WAS RUN OVER BY THE BACKING TRUCK. TH E RIGHT REAR DUALS STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S HEAD. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCE NE.BY THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE. THE TRUCK WAS BACKING OUT OF A DEAD END STR EET WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. APPARENTLY EMPLOYEE #1 SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE TRUCK WHEN HE TRIED TO MOVE ACROSS THE VEHICLE'S "BUNKER SILL" FROM THE LEFT SI DE TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THREE OTHER WORKERS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME AND SHOUTED F OR THE DRIVER TO STOP APPARENTLY HE DID NOT HEAR THEM IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING E MPLOYEE #1.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    859
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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