OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #657627
BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES
MARSHFIELD, MA·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED; CRUSHED BETWEEN TRUCK AND TELEPHONE POLE
Investigation abstract
ON JULY 8, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1, A SHAKER, WAS RIDING ON THE REAR OF A LARGE COMPAC TOR TRUCK. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK DID NOT KNOW THAT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIDING THER E. THE DRIVER BACKED THE TRUCK UP AND STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS C RUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN THE POLE AND REAR OF THE COMPACTION TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS REFUSE COLLECTION TRUCK #48 (MASS. REG. #386-708, MANUFACTURED BY THE LEACH CO. , OSCOSH, WISCONSIN). INJURIES WERE A CRUSHED CHEST AND CRUSHED INTERNAL ORGANS. CAUSAL FACTORS WERE AN UNTRAINED DRIVER, AN UNTRAINED SHAKER, AND NO WORKING BA CKING UP ALARM.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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