OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #848200
GARBAGE TRUCK,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY
Event description
Employee killed when struck by truck box
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, an assistant on a refuse removal truck, opened the truck's tailgate and then stood between two trucks. The driver of the second truck blew his horn to warn Employee #1 to get out of the way. The second truck's box tipped to the side, striking and killing the employee.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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