Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170729537 - EMPLOYEE CATCHES FOOT BETWEEN FENDER AND TIRE

Accident Summary Nr: 170729537 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/10/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119847176	08/18/1992	4953	0	Athens Disposal Co

Abstract: AT ABOUT 7:30 A.M. ON AUGUST 10, 1992, EMPLOYEE #1 OF ATHENS DISPOSAL CO. FRACTURED HIS RIGHT FOOT AFTER IT WAS CAUGHT IN THE PASSENGER-SIDE FENDER AND TIRE OF A MORNING TRASH COLLECTION TRUCK. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE TRASH TRUCK TO PICK UP A LOAD. ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYER THE TRUCK WAS MOVING AT 2 MILES PER HOUR WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INTERVIEWED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT ON THE PHONE AT A LATER DATE AND STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SEE HIM WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN. THE EMPLOYER'S SAFETY PROGRAM WAS FOUND TO BE INADEQUATE.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GARBAGE TRUCK, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FOOT, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119847176			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades

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