OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14234785
LAIDLAW WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK·
Event description
Employee killed by backing up garbage truck
Investigation abstract
At approximately 1:10 p.m. on July 29, 1988, Employee #1 was working from the re ar of a Ford 8,000 rear packer garbage collection truck that was traveling west. The truck stopped after rounding a corner so that it could back up to its first pick up point. The driver checked the driver's side rear view mirror to receive back up signals from Employee #1. The all clear signal was given and the driver proceeded to back up. While backing up, the driver felt a bump in the road. Whe n he could not see Employee #1 he stopped the truck and got out. Employee #1 was lying approximately 4 ft from the west curb. The truck had run over his chest a nd killed him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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