Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99503.015 - Employee dies after being struck by motor vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 99503.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/29/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267442.015	10/02/2017		562111	Waste Management Of Michigan Inc Detroit Central

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on September 29, 2017, Employee #1 was standing at the controls of a rear load mobile refuse packer on the street side, during a routine trash pick-up stop. A motor vehicle attempted to pass the refuse truck and struck the employee. The employee sustained fractured bilateral femurs of both legs, fractured left ribs (#5-8), multiple abrasions and lacerations to both legs, and fractured vertebrae (L2-L5). Surgery was performed later that same evening, but Employee #1 died the next morning from complications.

Keywords: Contusion, Crushed, Garbage Truck, Laceration, Leg, Motor Vehicle, Rib, Struck By, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1267442.015	63	M	Fatality		Garbage collectors

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