Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 700484 - Employee killed when run over by backing refuse truck

Accident Summary Nr: 700484 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 05/19/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
121985899	05/21/1998	4953	0	Waste Management Of Ohio, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
121987960	06/01/1998	7363	0	Batts Temporary Services, Inc. Dba Labor Works

Abstract: Employee #1, a temporary laborer, was working as a loader on a refuse truck. He was supposed to stand off to one side of the truck while the driver backed down a street. As the driver started backing up, he felt a bump. Employee #1 was found under the right rear wheels; he had been run over and killed. Employee #1 had reportedly been exhibiting signs of heat stress prior to the accident.

Keywords: HEAT EXHAUSTION, BACKING UP, GARBAGE TRUCK, HEAT, HEAT STROKE, TRUCK, FALL, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	121985899					Occupation Not Listed
2	121987960			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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