Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201105368 - Employee killed when Run Over By Trash Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201105368 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/29/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125746560	11/01/2004	9511	924110	Merced County Dept Of Public Works Solid Waste Div

Abstract: On October 29, 2004, Employee #1, who was working as the commercial truck spotter, left the area from where they had been giving commercial trucks directions where to back down to for dumping. Employee #1 had walked down to the dump area and was in close proximity to a stuck commercial truck. Another employee, working as the self haul spotter, unaware Employee #1 was down next to the dumping commercial trucks, directed a commercial truck down to a specific dumping spot. The commercial truck driver backing up did not see Employee #1, nor did Employee #1 see the commercial truck backing up in back of him. The commercial truck ran over Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, GARBAGE TRUCK, ASPHYXIATED, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, RUN OVER, COMMUNICATION, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125746560			Fatality	Asphyxia	Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.

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