Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170606966 - EMPLLOYEE'S FOOT PINCHED IN A GARBAGE TRUCK COMPACTION UNIT

Accident Summary Nr: 170606966 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/31/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120050620	05/31/1994	4212	0	H&C Disposal Co Inc

Abstract: On May 31, 1994, Employee #1, a garbage collector for H and C Disposal Company, Incorporated, was collecting garbage using a Maxon side-loader collection unit with a compaction-bed device. Employee #1 climbed into bed of the compaction unit and lowered the unit while he was in the truck. He was attempting to flatten cardboard boxes near the bin entry point. He got his left foot caught in a pinch point where the ram enters the bin and sustained severe contusions and abrasions to his left foot. Employee #1 had received no training for safe operating procedures on this truck.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ABRASION, SPRAIN, CONTUSION, FOOT, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120050620			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Garbage collectors

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