OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #783993
CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE SANITATION DEPT.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY·
Event description
Employee killed when head crushed by hopper
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:20 a.m. on October 17, 1988, Employee #1, a member of a sani tation crew , and two coworkers had dumped a load of garbage and were attempting to lower a hopper into position for traveling. When the hopper would not fully seat it was partially raised and Employee #1 and a coworker attempted to free th e blockage with hand tools. After they freed the blockage, both backed away from the hoppers while another coworker returned to the controls to try to lower the hopper again. For some reason, Employee #1 stepped back into the hopper; her he ad was caught between the hopper and the truck bed, killing her.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 875
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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