Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124172.015 - Employee fractures leg when struck by landfill dozer

Accident Summary Nr: 124172.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 02/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1464364.015	02/19/2020		562119	Beckley Garbage Disposal, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on February 6, 2020, an employee working as a truck driver for a garbage disposal company was cleaning out a garbage truck. The employee was walking from the side to the back of a rear load garbage truck to clean the tailgate. A coworker operating a dozer for the landfill pulled forward to push the trash pile into the landfill and struck the employee. The employee was pushed into the landfill with the trash pile. The employee injured his leg and was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and underwent surgery to repair a fractured femur.

Keywords: Blade, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Dozer, Fracture, Garbage Truck, Landfill, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pushing, Struck By, Tailgate, Truck Driver, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1464364.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, light

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