OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221711054
WASTE INDUSTRIES, LLC
TENAFLY, NJ—
Event description
Employee dies multiple blunt trauma when struck by semi truc
Investigation abstract
At 7:00 a.m. on October 21, 2024, an employee working for a waste collection company was in the process of dumping a garbage can. A tractor trailer ran into the back of the garbage truck, crushing the employee. The employee died form multiple blunt force trauma injuries including a crushed chest
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Event type
- 1
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