Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170359277 - Employee dies from being crushed by trash compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 170359277 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/01/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119992311	10/01/1993	3444	0	Simmons Sheet Metal Fabricators Inc

Abstract: While on his trash collection route, Employee #1 operated a compactor blade from inside a compactor housing unit without turning the engine off. The compactor blade crushed his head against the housing unit. Employee #1 died. Signs on the exterior of the compactor housing unit warn not to climb into the body of the truck with the engine on. The toggle switch that enables equipment operation is located outside the compactor housing unit but still within the point of operation. It is not known why Employee #1 entered the compactor housing area.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TRASH COMPACTOR, BLADE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119992311			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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