Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2858264 - Montgomery Village Refuse Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 2858264

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 02/15/1985

Site Address:
Montgomery Village Refuse Inc
12040 Suffolk Terrace
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Mailing Address:
13720 West Old Baltimore Rd, Boyds, MD 20841

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/05/1985

Emphasis: L:4900

Case Closed: 04/16/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360759021

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14194047

Event: 01/07/1985

Employee killed when crushed by dump truck bed

Employee #1 was using a 1980 International sideloader trash truck with an E-Z pack dump body, serial #10451KCAL15686, tag #DT9664-MD, to collect trash from the curb. According to his employer and his foreman, Employee #1 had raised the dump bed of the truck a few feet to reach in and clear debris from the motor. His clothing apparently became caught on the lever that releases the dump bed, causing the bed to crash down. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries to his chest and abdomen, and was killed. Causal factors appear to be misjudgment of a hazardous situation and lack of training. Employee #1 had worked for this employer for seven years and had operated the truck for four years.

Keywords: CHEST, CLOTHING, GARBAGE TRUCK, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, CAUGHT BY, TORSO, CRUSHED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2858264			Fatality	Other	Garbage collectors

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