Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1660792.015 - Gfl Environmental Usa Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1660792.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 03/30/2023

Site Address:
Gfl Environmental Usa Inc
3217 Intertown Rd.
Elmira, MI 49730

Mailing Address:
10164 M-32, Elmira, MI 49730

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 562111/Solid Waste Collection

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/09/2023

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/21/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2016826

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 155165.015

Event: 03/30/2023

Employee is killed when struck by truck collecting hopper

At 8:00 a.m. on March 30, 2023, an employee working as a garbage collector for a waste collection service was picking up a trash hopper for placement into the back of a garbage truck. After placing the hopper in the truck hydraulic hopper lift, the employee turned his back to the road for approximately one second to activate the lift controls. A person driving a Ford F-150 Pickup Truck struck the employee in the back at approximately 35 miles per hour. The employee died from multiple blunt force trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Driver, Garbage Truck, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Pickup Truck, Pinch Point, Road, Struck By, Traffic Accident

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1660792.015	34	M	Fatality		Garbage collectors

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