OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14480479
ANGELO MIELE & SONS, INC.
NEWARK, NJ·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by garbage container
Investigation abstract
On April 21, 1986, Employee #1 and a coworker were dumping refuse from a 6 yard began to swing toward Employee #1, pinning him against the rear corner of the d river's side of the truck. He was taken to the hospital, where he died from mult iple injuries on April 30, 1986. Both employees violated a standing safety rule in this industry, which is not to release the safety locks until the container h as descended to within 6 inches of ground level. garbage container into the loading hopper of a company-owned Leach garbage truck . While the container was in the raised position dumping trash, Employee #1 clim bed to the top of the truck to release some jammed refuse. The coworker warned h im to come down because that could be dangerous, and Employee #1 responded by cl imbing or falling down from the top of the truck (as witnessed by the coworker). As the container descended, both employees unlocked their safety holders from t he sides of the container. When the container had descended to within 3 feet of the ground, the rear end of the container, which was secured to the winch cable,
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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