Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1372339.015 - Republic Services, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 1372339.015

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 01/17/2019

Site Address:
Republic Services, Inc.
430 E. Acacia Street
Stockton, CA 95205

Mailing Address:
1145 W. Charter Way, Stockton, CA 95206

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 562111/Solid Waste Collection

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/02/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/08/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1414294

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 112744.015

Event: 01/04/2019

Employee fractures skull and leg in fall from garbage truck

At 6:15 a.m. on January 4, 2019, an employee was operating and driving a commercial trash truck when a communication cable was caught by the truck. The employee got on top of the truck and was using a wooden stick to remove the cable when another truck drove by in the opposite direction and caught the cable. The employee was knocked off of his truck and fell approximately 2 feet before landing on the ground, fracturing both his skull and left leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Communication Cable, Fall, Fracture, Garbage Truck, Leg, Skull, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1372339.015	65	M	Hospitalized injury		Driver-sales workers

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