Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313943797 - Nycdos - Queens West 1

Inspection Information - Office: New York State Department Of Labor Public Employee Safety & Health Bureau

Inspection Nr: 313943797

Report ID: 0253650

Date Opened: 01/27/2010

Site Address:
Nycdos - Queens West 1
34-28th 21st Street
Astoria, NY 11106

Mailing Address:
Nycdcas Muni Bldg Gen Counsel 16th Fl, New York, NY 10007

Union Status: Union

SIC:4953

NAICS: 562219/Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/20/2010

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/20/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102306412

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202316535

Event: 01/26/2010

Employee Is Killed When Struck by Mack Truck

At approximately 7:50 a.m. on January 26, 2010, Employee #1, a New York City sanitation worker, was pinned between a tractor-trailer and his garbage truck. The accident happened when a 1991 Mack truck tried to make a right turn onto Ditmars Boulevard, near 35th Street, and struck the sanitation truck. Employee #1 was taken to the Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead around 8:35 a.m. on January 25, 2010.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, PINNED, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, MOTOR VEHICLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313943797			Fatality	Other	Garbage collectors

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