Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202368809 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Garbage Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202368809 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 05/30/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314927252	05/31/2011	7349	561790	Cleanscapes Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:20 p.m., on May 30, 2011, an employee garbage collection services had fallen from the rear standing platform of a moving garbage truck after the garbage truck had went around a corner. The garbage truck had completed the turn and had accelerated to the speed of 12.9 mph at the time the employee had fallen. The employee was pronounced dead at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington from injuries associated with severe head trauma.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, HEAD, FALL, CONCUSSION, MOTOR VEHICLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314927252			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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