Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170080311 - Employee killed when pinned by falling tailgate

Accident Summary Nr: 170080311 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/02/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301987798	12/04/1997	4953	0	Waste Management Of Acadiana

Abstract: At 10:30 p.m. on December 2, 1997, Employee #1 was replacing a seal inside the tail gate of a garbage truck. The tail gate was being held up by a piece of pipe reaching from the bottom of the gate to the body of the truck. For some reason, the pipe holding the tail gate dislodged and the tail gate fell, pinning Employee #1 against the garbage truck. He was in that position for over 15 minutes before he was rescued. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:30 a.m. on December 3, 1997. Employee #1 was working alone at the time of the accident.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, MAINTENANCE, ASPHYXIATED, TAILGATE, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301987798			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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