Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14335483

COLE SANITATION SERVICES

Event
GARBAGE TRUCK, STRUCK AGAINST
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101256642
Employer profile
COLE SANITATION SERVICES
Summary number
14335483
Report ID
418600

Event description

Employee killed when he strikes post while riding on truck`

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was riding on the right side step of a side-loading garbage truck wh en he struck against a wooden pole at the side of the road. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    14
    Event type
    6
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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