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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550487

FRACTURE,GARBAGE TRUCK,HEAD,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,ARM,BACKING UP

Event
FRACTURE,GARBAGE TRUCK,HEAD,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,ARM,BACKING UP
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14550487
Report ID
454732

Event description

EMPLOYEES STRUCK BY BACKING GARBAGE TRUCK

Investigation abstract

A CITY-OWNED GARBAGE TRUCK HAD BACKED INTO POSITION TO LOAD GARBAGE AT THE STONE URY, WHICH WAS PROBABLY THE CAUSE OF HIS DEATH. S RIVER MANOR (RETIREMENT CENTER) COLLECTION POINT. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2, THE PIC K UP MEN, HAD MOVED TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO BEGIN LOADING GARBAGE. THE DRIVE R, BELIEVING HE HAD PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN NEUTRAL, LET OUT THE CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE, WHICH APPARENTLY WAS STILL IN REVERSE, LURCHED BACKWARDS SEVERAL FE ET, STRIKING BOTH EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND BUT WAS OTHER WISE UNINJURED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KNOCKED AGAINST, AND PINNED BETWEEN, THE RIGHT R EAR SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND THE FREEZER AND A SMALL GATE SET AT RIGHT ANGLES TO TH E FREEZER. EMPLOYEE #1 SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM, INTERNAL INJURIES, AND A HEAD INJ

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    18
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    2
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    875
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    875
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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