Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138451.015 - Employee is killed when crushed between two dumpsters

Accident Summary Nr: 138451.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 08/05/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1546908.015	08/06/2021		562111	Casella Waste Management, Inc.

Abstract: At 07:00 p.m. on August 05, 2021, an employee was loading a dumpsters onto a flatbed truck. While attempting to load a second dumpster, the first dumpster on the raised bed of the truck broke free and trapped the employee between the two. The cause of death was determined to be asphyxia and a crushed chest.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Chest, Crushed, Dumpster, Flatbed Truck, Loading, Lung

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1546908.015	30	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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