Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104452529 - Waste Management Of Montgomery County

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 104452529

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 08/13/1991

Site Address:
Waste Management Of Montgomery County
3100 Beaverwood Lane
Silver Spring, MD 20906

Mailing Address:
7870 Beechcraft Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20886

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/03/1991

Emphasis: L:4900

Case Closed: 10/05/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360618698

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 964809

Event: 08/10/1991

Employee killed by backing trash truck

Employee #1, a helper on a rear loading trash truck, was directing the driver to back up when a customer came toward them from a residence with a bag of trash. Employee #1 got the trash bag, went back to the truck, and signaled the driver to continue backing up at the same time as he was tossing the bag into the rear. Two bottles fell out of the bag and rolled behind the truck. Employee #1 attempted to retrieve the bottles without telling the driver, and was struck and killed by the backing truck. The employer has a safety and health policy as well as a backing policy.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, GARBAGE TRUCK, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, COMMUNICATION, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104452529			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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