Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125124.015 - Employee is injured in fall from garbage truck, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 125124.015 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 03/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1471498.015	03/27/2020	4212	562111	62625 - Lfucg- Division Of Waste Management

Abstract: At approximately 12:45 a.m. on March 23, 2020, a temporary employee, who was working as part of a garbage collection team, was riding on the back of a garbage truck. The truck stopped to pick up the overflowing trash at one of the streets. While stopped, the driver and another groundsman heard the employee's hard hat hit the ground. Then, they went to check on the employee, they found the employee unconscious on the ground. The employee was transported to the University of Kentucky Hospital, where the employee later died on March 27, 2020, from the fall.

Keywords: Fall, Garbage Truck, Hard Hat, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1471498.015	30	F	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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