OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527907

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,DUMPSTER,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LACERATION,NECK,HAND

1987-07-17T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,WORK RULES,DUMPSTER,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LACERATION,NECK,HAND
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14527907
Report ID: 419400

Event description

Employee killed when caught between parts of dumpster

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:45 p.m. on July 17, 1987, Employee #1 was dumping or removing trash from a dumpster attached to a 1984 International Harvester truck. He was looking in the receptacle to check for remaining trash when the upper and lower sections of the dumpster closed on his neck and left hand. Employee #1 suffered severe neck lacerations and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
20

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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