Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171038060 - Employee injured when footbridge collapses on truck

Accident Summary Nr: 171038060 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 05/28/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115409708	05/28/1996	4212	0	Yakima Waste Systems Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, of Yakima Waste Systems, was operating a roll-off truck. He had just delivered a waste/refuse container and apparently failed to ensure that the truck's boom was in the 'down' position before he left for his next delivery. As he was driving, the boom struck a footbridge, which collapsed on the truck's roof. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, STRUCK AGAINST, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRUCK BOOM, BRIDGE, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115409708			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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