Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200022911 - Truck driver is crushed by trash container

Accident Summary Nr: 200022911 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 03/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307320317	03/25/2004	4959	562998	Allegro Sanitation Corp.

Abstract: On March 25, 2004, Employee #1, a truck driver with Allegro Sanitation Corp., was replacing a filled trash container at a Home Depot in Riverdale, NJ. The container was connected to an outdoor trash compactor and chute that was fed from inside the Home Depot's receiving area. After disconnecting one side of the container, he proceeded to the narrow space between the other side of the container and a wall. The compactor was then inadvertently activated by a Home Depot employee from inside the store, causing the container to pivot around the connected side, crushing Employee #1 between the container and a wall-mounted drain pipe, killing him.

Keywords: LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRASH COMPACTOR, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307320317			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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