Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14568232 - EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY BACKING GARBAGE TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14568232 -- Report ID: 0454520 -- Event Date: 11/07/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102079191	11/12/1985	4953	0	City Of Easley (Sanitation)

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED AS A PICK-UP MAN ON GARBAGE TRUCK #54. HE WAS STANDING ON THE PLATFORM AT THE RIGHT REAR OF THE TRUCK WHEN THE DRIVER BEGAN TO BACK UP. EMPLOYEE #1 SLIPPED FROM THE METAL PLATFORM AND FELL UNDER THE RIGHT REAR TIRES OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK RAN OVER HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WEARING TENNIS SHOES WHICH HAD BECOME WET FROM WALKING ON WET GRASS. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON D STREET IN THE CITY OF EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS A MASSIVE CRUSHING INJURY TO THE HEAD.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, HEAD, SHOULDER, SLIP, CRUSHED, TRUCK, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102079191			Fatality	Concussion	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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