Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201037447 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201037447 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 07/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125945550	07/26/2005	1629	236210	Edco Waste Services

Abstract: At 11:20 a.m. on July 26, 2005, Employee #1, a truck driver for a refuse/trash collection service, was driving a white Volvo commercial front end loader truck, VIN Number 1WXDCHBD5FUO68OG9, License Number 7811095, used to lift trash containers. Several containers were resting on the ground ready to be moved. As Employee #1 brought his container around, he became aware that one of the containers was pushed into the container lifting system. Employee #1 proceeded out of the cab of the truck to help his coworkers with this container, and forgot to set the main brake. The truck, after moving under its own power for some distance, dropped the container to the ground, hit the container in its path, and bounced off of it. As the truck reversed its motion, Employee #2 heard a scream and approached the truck. Employee #2 jumped into the cab of the truck and set the emergency hand brake. Employee #1 was crushed by the truck and died.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, BRAKE, WASTE PROC FAC, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, RUN OVER, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125945550			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Other

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