Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128294.015 - Worker at county landfill is struck by debris and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 128294.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 08/03/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486558.015	08/04/2020		562111	Bestway Container Service Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on August 3, 2020, an employee was working for a solid waste collection firm. He was at a county landfill. He was standing behind a pile of debris. It is possible that he was in a group of workers behind the pile of debris. A worker for the county was operating a bulldozer at the landfill. He was unable to see the employee (and any coworkers) behind the pile. The employee was struck by and caught in the debris being pushed by the bulldozer. The employee suffered multiple traumas. He was killed. The employer did not report the death within eight hours. The fatality came to OSHA's attention on the following day, August 4, by way of an open source media. The Buffalo area office opened an inspection on August 4.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Bulldozer, Equipment Operator, Landfill, Poor Visibility, Struck By, Traumatic

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1486558.015	56	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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