Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850204 - Employee killed when crushed by door of truck hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 200850204 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 01/09/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106943400	01/06/1994	4212	0	Giacomo Co. Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 a.m. on January 9, 1992, Employee #1, the driver of a refuse truck, and a coworker were at a recycling facility Brooklyn, NY, dumping the contents of their vehicle. Employee #1 was leaning into the truck hopper to retrieve some material that had become caught when the hopper door began to drift down, catching him at the waist. Other workers at the site tried unsuccessfully to rescue him. Employee #1 died of suffocation.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, HOPPER DOOR, ABDOMEN, SUFFOCATED, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, HOPPER, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106943400			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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