Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127440.015 - Employee collecting waste sustains trauma when struck by veh

Accident Summary Nr: 127440.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 06/26/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1481551.015	07/01/2020		562111	Tri-County Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:56 a.m. on June 26, 2020, an employee working as a garbage collector was collecting garbage along a city street which is part of US Route 322. The garbage truck #2153 was parked in the westbound lane of the street in front of a residence facing opposing traffic travelling eastbound. The employee was standing on the passenger side of the truck when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated left shoulder and a fractured right lower leg above the ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Dislocated, Fracture, Garbage Truck, Highway, Leg, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Road, Shoulder, Truck, Unstable Position, Waste Disposal

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1481551.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Garbage collectors

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