Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124348.015 - Two employees are injured in fall from garbage truck

Accident Summary Nr: 124348.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1444899.015	11/07/2019		921190	City Of Los Angeles Department Of General Services Bureau Of Fleet Services

Abstract: At 11:44 p.m. on October 26, 2019, two employees were working on top of the load body of an AMREP side loader garbage truck, maintaining the tailgate limit switch. Both employees fell approximately 11 feet from top of the load body of the truck. The injuries were not specified in the narrative. Employee #1 was hospitalized for an approximately 35 hours. Employee #2 was hospitalized for an approximately 12 hours.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Garbage Truck, Maintenance

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1444899.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Automobile mechanic apprentices
2	1444899.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Automobile mechanics

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