Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14321251 - Employee killed when crushed by compacted solid waste

Accident Summary Nr: 14321251 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 03/26/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
834911	03/31/1987	4953	0	Waste Automation Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, a garbage truck driver, dumped his load at a landfill, moved his truck out of the way, and returned to the trash he had dumped. When he began to pick up the trash the other drivers did not see him. Employee #1 was found after a full day's dumping at the landfill. He had been buried under 8 ft of compacted trash and was dead.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CRUSHED, BURIED, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	834911			Fatality	Other	Garbage collectors

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