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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14296362

WHEEL,GARBAGE TRUCK,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CRUSHED,RUN OVER

Event
WHEEL,GARBAGE TRUCK,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CRUSHED,RUN OVER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14296362
Report ID
352440

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY REAR WHEELS OF GARBAGE TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS A GARBAGE COLLECTOR. HIS COWORKER, THE DRIVER OF THE GARBAGE TRU CK, HAD JUST FINISHED USING THE LEFT-SIDE CONTROLS TO UNLOAD THE TRUCK. EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BODY OF THE TRUCK (WHERE THE RIGHT-SIDE CONTR OLS ARE LOCATED). THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK COULD NOT SEE EMPLOYEE #1. AS THE TRUC K DRIVER PULLED AWAY, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK BY THE REAR WHEELS AND CRUSHED.

Victim

  1. #981 Fatality Age 44 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    875
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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