Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108728528 - General Refuse Disposal Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 108728528

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 06/22/1995

Site Address:
General Refuse Disposal Inc.
11641 South Ridgeland Avenue
Worth, IL 60482

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/27/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/27/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360428692

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14360937

Event: 06/20/1995

Employee killed when crushed between building and truck

Employee #1 was working atop the hopper section of a 1994 Mack Truck, model MR 6905, replacing the cover over the hydraulic hoses. The truck was moved by a coworker who was unaware that Employee #1 was still on the hopper. Employee #1 died of multiple injuries when he was caught between the lower surface of the top of the building structure and the upper surface of the top of the hopper section of the truck.

Keywords: BUILDING, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, HOPPER, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108728528			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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