Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137558.015 - Employee is killed after being thrown from truck in accident

Accident Summary Nr: 137558.015 -- Report ID: 0253640 -- Event Date: 07/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1544426.015	07/27/2021		562211	Hempstead Sanitary District 1

Abstract: At 5:30 a.m. on July 23, 2021, an employee who operated a sanitation vehicle was killed after being struck by a truck. The employee had been riding on rear step of a refuse vehicle as a coworker drove the vehicle to the next stop. A truck hit the refuse vehicle causing the employee to be thrown to the ground. The employee incurred multiple blunt force traum to his body from impact with the pavement and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Ejected, Lack of Work Procedures, Motor Vehicle, Pavement, Struck By, Torso, Traffic Accident, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1544426.015	67	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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