Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201101409 - Employee injured when run over by a garbage truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201101409 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 01/14/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125672758	03/20/2000	4953	0	City Of Redding - Solid Waste Division

Abstract: Employee #1 works for a solid waste division as a truck driver. He parked his garbage truck on a slopped driveway and set the hand brake. He exited the vehicle and walked in front of it to pick up a garbage can. He heard a click and saw the truck roll towards him, knocking him down and dragging him approximately 20 to 25 ft. The truck stopped when it struck another vehicle. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a fractured ankle and cuts and bruises.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GARBAGE TRUCK, CRUSHED, TRUCK, SLOPING, RUN OVER, SLOPE, CONTUSION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125672758			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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