Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155165.015 - Employee is killed when struck by truck collecting hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 155165.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 03/30/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1660792.015	03/30/2023		562111	Gfl Environmental Usa Inc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on March 30, 2023, an employee working as a garbage collector for a waste collection service was picking up a trash hopper for placement into the back of a garbage truck. After placing the hopper in the truck hydraulic hopper lift, the employee turned his back to the road for approximately one second to activate the lift controls. A person driving a Ford F-150 Pickup Truck struck the employee in the back at approximately 35 miles per hour. The employee died from multiple blunt force trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Driver, Garbage Truck, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Pickup Truck, Pinch Point, Road, Struck By, Traffic Accident

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1660792.015	34	M	Fatality		Garbage collectors

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