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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #722413

GARBAGE TRUCK,DUMPSTER,CRUSHED,BACKING UP

Event
GARBAGE TRUCK,DUMPSTER,CRUSHED,BACKING UP
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
722413
Report ID
521700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY GARBAGE TRUCK

Investigation abstract

An employee was standing in a driveway. A garbage truck began to back into the d riveway and the employee jumped between the truck and the dumpster to grab a cha in. The employee was crushed between the truck and dumpster, and killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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