Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202553731 - Employee Is Injured in Trash Truck Overturn

Accident Summary Nr: 202553731 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/23/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315526848	11/29/2011	4212	562111	Universal Waste Systems Inc

Abstract: On November 23, 2011, Employee #1, a trash truck driver who was not a contract employee, was working at a landfill. After Employee #1 finished unloading his Autocar Front Loader Trash Truck (License Number 7J53191), he left the loading box in the upright position. He drove forward and hit a dip in the ground. Because the loading box was left up, it caused the truck to tilt and sway enough to roll it onto its side. Employee #1 remained in the cab and suffered fractured ribs and a back injury from the jarring. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GARBAGE TRUCK, UNEVEN GROUND, BACK, RIB, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315526848			Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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