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Accident: 106955.015 - Refuse Worker Dies After Being Struck By Dumpster

Accident: 106955.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 07/02/2018
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1327114.01507/02/2018Pro Disposal Inc.
At 6:30 a.m. on July 2, 2018, an employee was working for a firm that provided s olid waste collection. He was out early in the morning picking up trash. He was operating the controls of a dump truck to pick up waste from a customer location . The waster was in an 0.23-cubic meter (8-cubic meter) dumpster. The dumpster b eing lifted struck the employee in the head. He sustained a fractured skull, whi ch led to his death.
Keywords: dumpster, equipment operator, fracture, garbage truck, head, skull, struck by
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1327114.015 19 M Fatality Waste/Debris Collector

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