Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14342240 - EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY BACKING GARBAGE TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14342240 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 06/29/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101717759	07/01/1986	4212	0	Davis Sanitation Inc.

Abstract: AT ABOUT 11:14 AM ON JUNE 29, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1, WITH A HELPER, WAS OPERATING A GMC GARBAGE TRUCK IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. HE BACKED THE TRUCK UP TO THE CURB, WITH THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AGAINST THE CURB, THEN DISMOUNTED AND HELPED LOAD TRASH INTO THE TRUCK. WHEN THEY HAD FILLED THE TRUCK WITH TRASH HE OPERATED THE CONTROLS TO THE PACKER BLADES. THE BLADES DIDN'T MOVE BUT THE TRUCK, WHICH HAD BEEN LEFT IN REVERSE GEAR, JUMPED THE CURB AND CONTINUED ROLLING BACKWARDS. EMPLOYEE #1 AND HIS HELPER BOTH TRIED TO CATCH UP TO THE TRUCK TO STOP IT. EMPLOYEE #1 SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO THE TRUCK AND FELL INTO THE PATH OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. HE WAS RUN OVER AND CRUSHED TO DEATH. THE TRUCK CONTINUED ROLLING BACKWARDS UNTIL IT WAS STOPPED BY A TREE.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, SLIP, CRUSHED, TRUCK, UNMANNED, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101717759			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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