Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170175517 - Employee's ankle and leg broken when caught in truck lid

Accident Summary Nr: 170175517 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 09/16/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111795860	09/25/1991	4953	0	Browning Ferris Industries

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 16, 1991, Employee #1 was on the roof of a garbage truck cleaning the trash entry area. A coworker, who was still learning the route, mistakenly moved the sliding lid on the roof, trapping Employee #1's foot between the moving lid and a stationary roof rib. Employee #1's ankle and leg were broken. There was no lockout procedure in effect for operations involving two men on the truck. Only one man was usually required.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GARBAGE TRUCK, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, ANKLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111795860			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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