Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170052443 - Employee decapitated by garbage truck ram

Accident Summary Nr: 170052443 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 06/16/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115602591	06/16/1994	4212	0	Apache Sanitation, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:38 a.m. on June 16, 1994, Employee #1 stepped into the open pit behind the hydraulic ram of a Lodal-Evo garbage collection truck to temporarily repair a malfunctioning micro switch that limited the ram's travel. When he contacted the switch, he energized the ram return cycle and was decapitated as the ram blade returned to its home position. No lockout/tagout program was in place.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, HEAD, REPAIR, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, DECAPITATED, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115602591			Fatality	Amputation	Garbage collectors

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