Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 304801350 - Employee Is Killed by Hopper Cover on Garbage Truck
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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304801350 | 10/30/2001 | 4212 | 0 | Waste Management |
Abstract: On October 30, 2001, Employee #1, a garbage collector, was crushed to death by a hopper cover, when he freed an obstruction with his foot on a garbage truck. The garbage truck was equipped with a hopper cover control lever; however, it was defective.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 304801350 | Fatality | Other | Truck drivers, heavy |