Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14526180

UNITED SANITATION SERVICES INC.

Event
BRAKE, VEHICLE, PINNED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#106106172
Employer profile
UNITED SANITATION SERVICES INC.
Summary number
14526180
Report ID
418800

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN VEHICLE AND STEEL GATE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 EXITED HIS VEHICLE TO OPEN A STEEL GATE IN FRONT OF A CONTAINER TO B E EMPTIED. THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE VEHICLE ROLLE D AND PINNED EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST THE STEEL GATE. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 58 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    6
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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