OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14483069
GARBAGE TRUCK,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,DUMPSTER,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED
Event description
Employee killed when crushed between dumpster and truck
Investigation abstract
At approximately 7:10 a.m. on July 30, 1984, Employee #1 and a coworker were low ering a dumpster with their refuse truck. The dumpster slid off the rear right s ide, swung around, and crushed Employee #1 against the truck. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 7
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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