OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14480495
GARBAGE TRUCK,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,CRUSHED,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,INATTENTION
Event description
Employee killed when struck by garbage truck
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a helper on Mack refuse truck #653, was driven to the company's yar d at the end of the work day. He dismounted while the truck was waiting to be re fueled. Employee #1 was killed when he was struck by the rear wheels of the truc k as it approached the refueling area.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 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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