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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221461759

WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW JERSEY, INC.

Event
Equipment Operator, Excavator, Fire, Suffocated
NAICS
562920
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345950281
Employer profile
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW JERSEY, INC.
Summary number
221461759
Report ID
0213400

Event description

Employee is killed from suffocation during building fire

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on May 10,2022, an employee, a heavy machine operator, was operating an excavator in a building. A fire broke out at the building and the employee was unable to evacuate. The employee was killed due to suffocation.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 69 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    853

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