Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200033082 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Flying Object

Accident Summary Nr: 200033082 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 11/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311369490	11/14/2007	4212	562111	Allied Waste Services

Abstract: At approximately 8:09 a.m. on November 14, 2007, Employee #1, a garbage truck driver, arrived at a customer's workplace to pickup and empty out a six yard waste container. He was working alone operating the controls of the heim truck, attempting to lift up the container. A T-bar on the container, to which the trucks hoist cable was attached, broke off and became airborne. He was struck in the head by the cable hook or the broken T-bar and was killed.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, CABLE LOGGING, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311369490			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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