Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170989.015 - Employee dies from head trauma when run over by garbage truc

Accident Summary Nr: 170989.015 -- Report ID: 0253650 -- Event Date: 09/21/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1778907.015	10/01/2024		562111	New York City Department Of Sanitation

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on September 21, 2023, an employee working as a waste collector for a city sanitation department was doing relays and repositioning another vehicle to get to his vehicle. The employee was operating a sanitation truck when he fell out of the truck and was run over by the vehicle. The employee sustained an amputation and died on the scene as a result.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Back, Garbage Truck, Head, Instantaneous amputation, Motor Vehicle, Run Over, Safety Device, Struck Against, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation, Truck Driver, Unsafe Position, Waste Disposal

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1778907.015	54	M	Fatality		Waste/Debris Collector

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