Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14550487 - EMPLOYEES STRUCK BY BACKING GARBAGE TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14550487 -- Report ID: 0454732 -- Event Date: 04/05/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3237815	04/09/1985	9311	0	Murfreesboro-Public Works

Abstract: A CITY-OWNED GARBAGE TRUCK HAD BACKED INTO POSITION TO LOAD GARBAGE AT THE STONES RIVER MANOR (RETIREMENT CENTER) COLLECTION POINT. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2, THE PICK UP MEN, HAD MOVED TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO BEGIN LOADING GARBAGE. THE DRIVER, BELIEVING HE HAD PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN NEUTRAL, LET OUT THE CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE, WHICH APPARENTLY WAS STILL IN REVERSE, LURCHED BACKWARDS SEVERAL FEET, STRIKING BOTH EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND BUT WAS OTHERWISE UNINJURED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KNOCKED AGAINST, AND PINNED BETWEEN, THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND THE FREEZER AND A SMALL GATE SET AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE FREEZER. EMPLOYEE #1 SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM, INTERNAL INJURIES, AND A HEAD INJURY, WHICH WAS PROBABLY THE CAUSE OF HIS DEATH.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GARBAGE TRUCK, HEAD, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, ARM, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3237815			Fatality	Puncture	Garbage collectors
2	3237815			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Garbage collectors

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