Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120506.015 - Two employees are injured in sanitation truck accident

Accident Summary Nr: 120506.015 -- Report ID: 0253420 -- Event Date: 07/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419450.015	07/10/2019		561210	City Of Union City Department Of Public Works

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on July 3, 2019, two employees were riding in a 2017 Freightliner Sanitation truck when the driver attempted to brake while traveling east on a local street however the truck did not slow or stop. The truck struck several vehicles before traveling through a barrier on an overpass under construction and falling onto a highway below. The truck came to a rest along the side of the highway against a retaining wall in a mostly vertical position facing downward. Both employees were hospitalized. The driver fractured his ribs, an arm, and a hand. The passenger fractured his femur and spine.

Keywords: Arm, Barrier Guard, Brake failure, Construction, Fracture, Garbage Truck, Hand, Highway, Leg, Retaining Wall, Rib, Spine

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1419450.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy
2	1419450.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

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