Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110419306 - American Waste & Pollution Control Company

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110419306

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 02/19/1991

Site Address:
American Waste & Pollution Control Company
293540 Woodside Drive
Walker, LA 70785

Mailing Address:
Pob 40418, Baton Rouge, LA 70835

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/21/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/21/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360333504

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14393755

Event: 02/14/1991

Employee killed when struck by backing tractor trailer

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on February 14, 1991, Employee #1 was standing at the rear of his tractor trailer waiting for a compactor operator to clear away a mound of trash so that he could open the trailer door and dump his load into the landfill. When the compactor operator backed up, Employee #1 took a couple of steps backward to get out of the way. As he did so, he was struck by another tractor trailer that was backing in adjacent to his truck. Employee #1 was pinned beneath the rear set of passenger side tires and killed. Both the compactor and the truck that struck Employee #1 were equipped with operable back-up alarms.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, LANDFILL, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, WALKING BACKWARD, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110419306			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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