Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14563449 - Employee Caught in Garbage Truck Compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 14563449 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/02/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18504886	01/16/1990	4953	0	Hargett'S Sanitation Service

Abstract: An employee reached into the rear of a garbage-collection truck to remove a piece of paper after the compactor had pushed garbage out. He had his left hand near the track on which the compactor rode. Another employee, who was on opposite side of truck, pulled the lever to retract the compactor inside the truck. This caused a sudden jerk of about 2 feet, and the compactor caught the first employee's hand and pulled him into the truck for a distance of about 8 feet. He was hospitalized with multiple fractures to his arm.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GARBAGE TRUCK, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, POINT OF OPERATION, TRASH COMPACTOR, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18504886			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Garbage collectors

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