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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14447924

BAUER DISPOSAL SERVICES

Event
GARBAGE TRUCK, HEAD, SIGNALMAN, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, BACKING UP
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#107760225
Employer profile
BAUER DISPOSAL SERVICES
Summary number
14447924
Report ID
552700

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling sign

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:40 p.m. on February 20, 1989, a garbage truck owned by Bauer Disposal Service, of Faribault, MN, was about to back into a parking lot from th e street. Employee #1 dismounted the truck to signal the driver backing the truc k. Apparently Employee #1 saw that the truck was about to hit a telephone-type s ign pole. He yelled, waved his arms, and ran to the back of the truck at the dri ver's side. The truck hit the pole, causing the pole and sign to fall. Employee #1 ran to escape the falling sign but was struck on the head. He was transported to District One Hospital, where he died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    Fracture (12)
    Part of body
    HEAD (13)
    Accident type
    STRUCK BY (1)
    Source of injury
    BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES (8)
    Occupation
    Garbage collectors (875)
    Human factor
    MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
    Environmental factor
    OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
    Task assigned
    Task regularly assigned (1)

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