Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360823 - Employee killed when struck by pickup truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201360823 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 05/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302392089	05/13/1999	4212	0	Bfi Waste Systems Of North America, Inc.

Abstract: A garbage truck was traveling north on a rural county road. The garbage truck was slowing down to pick up one garbage can on the west side of the road. Two employees were on the back running boards of the garbage truck. Two trucks traveling south were approaching the garbage truck. One truck passed the garbage truck. Employee #1 was standing on the east side running board of the garbage truck. Employee #1 stepped off the garbage truck before the truck came to a stop. The other employee on the back of the garbage truck told Employee #1 that he would get the garbage can. Employee #1 proceeded to run across the county road. Employee #1 was more than half way across the traffic lane when he was struck and killed by an approaching Ford F-350 pickup truck.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, HEAD, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, PICKUP TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302392089			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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