Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116523028 - General Refuse Service, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116523028

Report ID: 0316400

Date Opened: 12/02/1998

Site Address:
General Refuse Service, Incorporated
2640 Yates Crossing Road
Ona, WV 25545

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 219, Milton, WV 25541

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/02/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/23/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100630144

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations					1	1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$2,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Unclass	5A0001	02/01/1999	02/11/1999	$2,500	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200630309

Event: 12/01/1998

Employee killed when run over by recycling truck

Employee #1, a groundsman, and two coworkers were using a 1997 GMC one-ton truck equipped with a Pak-Rat refuse collection system, model #MSLC8, serial #970801SC, to collect recycled materials in a residential area. Employee #1 was riding on the 12 in. by 16 1/2 in. loading step on the passenger's side while a coworker walked ahead of the truck on the driver's side. The truck was moving at no more than 4 mph when Employee #1 fell or stepped off and was run over. He suffered a fractured skull, facial fractures, and a fractured right femur, and numerous abrasions, contusions, and lacerations of his internal organs that resulted in massive internal bleeding. Employee #1 was killed. The loading step was 12 in. in front of the rear axle and 16 in. from the ground. There was no handhold on the truck.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GARBAGE TRUCK, WORK RULES, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, HANDRAIL, SKULL, FALL, RUN OVER, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116523028			Fatality	Fracture	Garbage collectors

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