Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303675144 - Republic Services Of Colorado

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303675144

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 01/16/2001

Site Address:
Republic Services Of Colorado
1830 Weld County Rd. 5
Erie, CO 80516

Mailing Address:
5135 East 74th Avenue, Commercie City, CO 80022

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/19/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/22/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101571610

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201570694

Event: 01/15/2001

Employee killed when trash truck backed up over spotter

On the day of the accident Employee #1 was a spotter. He worked for a temporary agency. He had worked for the company four days. A trash truck had broken down, while in the process of dumping trash. The tailgate was up and the hydraulic line hose had broken. The driver proceeded to drive the vehicle up to an area to be repaired, approximately 150 feet ahead. The repairs were made and the driver proceeded to back the truck up to dump the trash. While backing up the tailgate was up, and the video camera supplied to the vehicle, was pointing toward the sky. The back-up alarm was not functioning. The driver backed over Employee #1, the spotter, who was wearing a reflective vest, and killed him.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, GARBAGE TRUCK, STRUCK BY, REFLECTIVE VEST, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303675144			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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