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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221434178

CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.

Event
Container, Fracture, Skull, Struck By
NAICS
562111
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345756084
Employer profile
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.
Summary number
221434178
Report ID
0213100

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by container door

Investigation abstract

At 6:00 a.m. on January 31, 2022, an employee was securing a container door with a chain. As the driver began to dump the container, the chain came loose and the container door swung down, striking the employee. The employee was killed due to a fractured skull.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 63 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    804

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