OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #802447
GARDNER-RIESEN-FELDER
DARLINGTON, SC·
Event description
One employee killed, one injured when struck by truck
Investigation abstract
Three employees were loading a dumpster into the City of Darlington's 1981 Ford 8000 garbage truck, license #17324, with a Pak-Mor compactor and rear end loader , R220 series. One attendant was working the controls and another was pulling th e cable. When the driver got out to observe, the truck began to roll downhill. A fter traveling 52 ft 10 in. (1 1/2 to 2 ft drop), the truck struck a building, c reating a 12 ft by 10 ft hole in the outer and inner concrete wall and damaging an interior wall located 4 ft inside. Employees #1 and #2 were inside the buildi ng and were struck by the truck. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hosp italized overnight with severe bruises.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 27 F
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 19
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 178
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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