OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221384514
CASELLA WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
ADDISON, VT·
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed between two dumpsters
Investigation abstract
At 07:00 p.m. on August 05, 2021, an employee was loading a dumpsters onto a flatbed truck. While attempting to load a second dumpster, the first dumpster on the raised bed of the truck broke free and trapped the employee between the two. The cause of death was determined to be asphyxia and a crushed chest.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 804
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