Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202528188 - Garbage Collector Is Struck and Killed by Truck on Route

Accident Summary Nr: 202528188 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/12/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314453762	04/13/2010	4953	562212	Waste Management Of Florda, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 a.m. on April 12, 2010, Employee #1, a garbage collector with a Florida waste management company, was behind his parked garbage truck to lift a trash can from the road to dump its contents into the back of the truck. He was being assisted by the driver of the garbage truck. An oncoming Toyota Tacoma truck ran into the left rear end of the garbage truck. Employee #1 was killed from the trauma of the impact.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, COLLISION, CRUSHED, MOTOR VEHICLE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314453762			Fatality	Other	Garbage collectors

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