Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 521302 - Employee killed when skull is crushed in garbage compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 521302 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 09/15/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100610765	09/18/1989	4212	0	Bravo Trash Service, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had activated the compactor at the back of a Ford garbage truck with compactor attached. When he reached in to grab a can, his head was crushed between a part of the frame which moved the blade of the compactor and a metal crossbar on the upper portion of the truck. The crossbar prevented dumpsters from falling into the truck as they were being emptied.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, METAL BAR, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, SKULL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100610765			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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