OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14435317

GARBAGE TRUCK,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,VEHICLE,TRUCK,AUTOMOBILE,FALL,RUN OVER,UNSTABLE POSITION

1988-01-22T00:00:00

Event: GARBAGE TRUCK,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,VEHICLE,TRUCK,AUTOMOBILE,FALL,RUN OVER,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14435317
Report ID: 931500

Event description

Employee killed by car after falling off garbage truck

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:25 a.m. on January 22, 1988, Employee #1 apparently fell off the back of a garbage truck, was struck by a car, and was killed. The garbage tr uck was traveling west on West Main St. and the car was going east.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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