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Accident Summary Nr: 659946 - EMPLOYEE INJURED AND LATER DIED FROM HIT BY CABLE HOOK

Accident Summary Nr: 659946 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 02/19/1988
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
10292252308/08/198850930Laidlaw Waste Systems, Incorporated

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 AM ON FEBRUARY 19, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS "JOGGING" AN 8 CUBIC FOOT DUMPSTER TO ALIGN IT WITH THE HOPPER OF HIS REAR LOADING DUMP TRUCK. AS POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE CABLE HOIST, THE HOOK DISENGAGED FROM THE DUMPSTER. THE HOOK STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE FACE AND BROKE HIS NOSE. HE RETURNED TO WORK APPROXIMATELY FOUR WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ON APRIL 2ND OF THE SAME YEAR EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A STROKE. HE DIED A WEEK LATER. ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER, HE DIED AS A RESULT OF SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN A WASTE SYSTEMS TRUCK DRIVER FOR 2 YEARS.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, WORK RULES, DUMPSTER, NOSE, HOIST, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FACE

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 102922523 Fatality Concussion Occupation not reported

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