Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109209775 - Waste Management Of Tampa Bay, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109209775

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 12/07/1998

Site Address:
Waste Management Of Tampa Bay, Inc.
8419 Sabal Industrial Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33619

Mailing Address:
3411 40th Street, North, Tampa, FL 33605

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/07/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/19/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361881493

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202288387

Event: 12/07/1998

Employee killed when pinned under truck

Employee #1 was operating a 1995 Mack truck equipped for waste collection by himself. The truck had forks on the front for picking up and dumping waste containers of refuse into the truck. The victim had just "speared" a refuse container and his transmission apparently became stuck in "Drive". He radioed the company's mechanic and told him of the problem. While waiting for the mechanic, Employee #1 crawled under the truck with a pair of pliers and attempted to manually shift the transmission out of "drive" without setting the brake or turning the engine off. When the mechanic arrived he found the truck running with the reverse alarm going off but the truck not moving and brakes not applied. He found Employee #1 pinned under the left front tire of the truck. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, BRAKE, PINNED, STUCK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRUCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109209775			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, light

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