Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 168437.015 - Employee is killed during workplace violence incident

Accident Summary Nr: 168437.015 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/18/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1763176.015	07/19/2024	9199	921190	76307 - City Of North Charleston-Public Works

Abstract: Between 11:00 and 12:00 p.m. on July 18, 2024, Employee #1, a laborer, was collecting garbage along the routine route. When Employee #1 got out of the garbage truck to collect garbage from the side of the road, a gunman fired shots at Employee #1. Employee #1 got back into the garbage truck to evade the gunman. While Employee #1 was driving, s/he lost control of his/her vehicle and crashed the garbage truck into a utility pole and palm tree. The glass was shattered on the driver's side of the garbage truck. There were also approximately two bullet holes in the driver's door of the garbage truck. Employee #1 succumbed to his/her injuries from approximately four gunshot wounds.

Keywords: Bullet, Garbage Truck, Glass, Gun, Gunfire, Gunshot, Laborer, Lost Control, Palm Tree, Road, Tree, Utility Pole, Workplace Violence

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1763176.015	26	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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