Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121695.015 - Employee fractures leg in fall under moving garbage truck

Accident Summary Nr: 121695.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1443617.015	11/06/2019		562111	South Tahoe Refuse Co.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on October 23, 2019, an employee, a garbage collection helper, was standing on a step on the left side of a McLaughlin garbage bucket that was on the front forks of a Heil V-373 front-load garbage truck on a residential trash collection route. The estimated speed of travel was under 5 miles per hour when the truck hit a bump and began bouncing. The employee fell off of the bucket and was run over by the left front tire of the garbage truck. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured left leg and left hand.

Keywords: Bucket , Crushed, Crushing, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Garbage Truck, Hand, Leg, Riding on Equipment, Run Over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1443617.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Garbage collectors

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