Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170719207 - Employee's arm crushed by garbage truck's mechanical device

Accident Summary Nr: 170719207 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 12/28/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120064944	12/28/1993	4953	0	E.J. Harrison

Abstract: At about 8:49 a.m. on December 28, 1993, Employee #1 was standing on the step of a garbage truck, #270, with the mechanical articulating arm raised above his head. The mechanical arm, which lifts steel trash cans, came down and crushed Employee #1's arm between it and the truck's loading sill. Employee #1 was transported by paramedic ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center, where he was admitted.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120064944			Hospitalized injury	Other	Garbage collectors

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