Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200742641 - Waste Worker Killed Crossing the Street for Trash Can

Accident Summary Nr: 200742641 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 06/07/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313763849	06/08/2011	4212	562111	Interstate Waste Services, Inc.

Abstract: On June 7, 2011, Employee #1, a 24-year-old male a waste handler with Interstate Waste Services Inc., was working with a waste truck driver. Employee #1 was about to run across the street to get a waste can when the Truck Driver spotted approaching traffic. The Truck Driver gave Employee #1 the "signal" that approaching traffic was coming. This signal entailed tapping the air brakes, an audible signal that they had used together. Employee #1 observed that one vehicle had gone by and assumed that the road was clear. Employee #1 ran across the road to get the trash can and was struck by a second on-coming vehicle and was killed.

Keywords: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313763849			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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