Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 691089 - Employee's leg fractured when knocked into garbage

Accident Summary Nr: 691089 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 06/19/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3265741	06/30/1986	4953	0	Salt Lake City County Landfill

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on June 19, 1986, Employee #1, a 52-year-old SOS temporary, arrived at the Salt Lake City County landfill, where he had been sent to work for the day. He was taken to the north hill and instructed to direct incoming garbage trucks to several locations where they would dump their loads. At approximately 2:15 p.m., a driver for a recyclable waste paper company saw Employee #1 being pushed into a pile of garbage by the 8 ft high blade of a D & Cat. The operator of the Cat stopped and the employee was pulled free from the pile of garbage. Employee #1 sustained a compound fracture of his right leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LANDFILL, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3265741			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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