Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170060933 - Employee killed when crushed by truck ram

Accident Summary Nr: 170060933 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/03/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111154571	11/07/1995	4959	0	Garbage Disposal Service, Inc. Dba Sunshine Sanit.

Abstract: At approximately 7:40 a.m. on November 3, 1995, Employee #1 entered the utility body of a Lodal EVO garbage truck while the hydraulic ram was fully extended and the motor was running. A coworker, who had accompanied Employee #1 on his route, left the truck to return a garbage can to a curb. When he returned, he saw Employee #1 being crushed by the ram as it retracted to the front of the truck. Employee #1 died instantly of a puncture wound to the chest.

Keywords: CHEST, GARBAGE TRUCK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PUNCTURE, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111154571			Fatality	Puncture	Garbage collectors

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