Inspection Detail

Inspection: 127381622 - Dpw N.E. Solid Waste Collection Dept.

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

Inspection Nr: 127381622

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 12/09/1996

Site Address:
Dpw N.E. Solid Waste Collection Dept.
6101 Bowleys Lane
Baltimore, MD 21206

Mailing Address:
201 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21202

Union Status: Union

SIC:9311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/20/1997

Emphasis: L:9311

Case Closed: 02/20/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100961325

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 127381622

Event: 12/04/1996

Employee's legs injured when pinned between truck and pole

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on December 4, 1996, a Baltimore City Department of Public Works employee was backing up a sanitation truck into an alley when he struck a Baltimore Gas and Electric utility pole on the south sidewalk. Employee #1, a laborer for the DPW, was riding on the outside of the truck and became pinned between the utility pole and the truck. He suffered crushing injuries to his legs and one leg was broken.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, GARBAGE TRUCK, PINNED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TRUCK, UTILITY POLE, BACKING UP, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127381622			Hospitalized injury	Other	Garbage collectors

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