Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200552826 - Employee killed when caught in trash compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 200552826 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/09/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305957276	12/10/2002	7999	713210	St. Charles Gaming Company Dba Isle Of Capri

Abstract: On December 9, 2002, Employee #1took a rolling trash cart to be dumped into the Marathon Self-Contained Compactor, Model RJ-250SC, Serial Number 121833, with a cart tilter, owned and serviced by BFI. A coworker found Employee # 1 caught between the cart tipper frame and the tipper box. Employee #1 sustained multiple injuries that led to asphyxia and death. The control valve for the cart tipper was not working correctly. It was designed to be a sustained-manual-pressure device. The busted control valve allowed a downward movement of the cart dumper when the manual pressure was released.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, DUMPER, TRASH COMPACTOR, VALVE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305957276			Fatality	Asphyxia	Janitors and cleaners

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