Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100580208 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Compacting Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 100580208 -- Report ID: 0257250 -- Event Date: 04/09/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313748543	04/10/2013	9511	924110	Waste Landfill Recycling Services Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on April 9 2013, Employee #1 was unloading a garbage container into a rear loading compacting truck. The garbage container detached from a side corner latch up mechanism and turned around striking the employee and slamming him against the truck. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: LOADING, INTERMODAL CONTAINER, TRUCK, TRASH COMPACTOR, STRUCK BY, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313748543			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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