Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172676.015 - Employee dies when pinned between vehicle and garbage truck

Accident Summary Nr: 172676.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/13/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1793578.015	12/13/2024		562111	Winget?S Disposal Dumpster & Garbage Services

Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on December 13, 2024, an employee was working as a trash collector for a waste collection and disposal service. The employee was emptying trash and solid waste out of waste bins set outside residential homes into a garbage truck. The coworker driving the truck drove the vehicle up a residential driveway where the employee proceeded to collect the trash. The driver of another motor vehicle failed to realize the garbage truck had been stopped and ran into it pinning the employee between the two vehicles. The employee died from crush injuries to his abdomen and lower legs.

Keywords: Abdomen, Caught Between, Crushed, Distracted, Distracted driving, Driver, Driving, Garbage Truck, Inattention, Leg, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Person, Pinned, Road, Sanitation, Sanitation Truck, Struck Against, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Truck, Truck Driver, Waste Disposal, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1793578.015	36	M	Fatality		Waste/Debris Collector

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