Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152134.015 - Employee is killed in fall from garbage truck

Accident Summary Nr: 152134.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 12/14/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1639266.015	12/15/2022		562111	Suburban Disposal, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on December 14, 2022, an employee was riding on the back of a garbage truck collecting recycling from homes when he leaned back to activate the hydraulic handles and hit a telephone pole as the truck was passing it. The employee fell from the truck and died due to head trauma from striking the pole and the pavement.

Keywords: Activated, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Garbage Truck, Head, Hydraulic Ram, Leaning over, Riding on Equipment, Struck Against, Utility Pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1639266.015	36	M	Fatality		Garbage collectors

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