Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14214274 - FELL FROM MOVING GARBAGE TRUCK; STRUCK HEAD ON PAVEMENT

Accident Summary Nr: 14214274 -- Report ID: 0454734 -- Event Date: 07/26/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3228574	08/12/1985	9311	0	Johnson City-Solid Waste

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 AM ON JULY 26, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AS A "PICK UP" MAN ON A GARBAGE TRUCK OWNED BY THE CITY OF JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE. THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELLING SOUTH ON WEST MAIN STREET, NEAR SECOND AVENUE, AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 25 MPH. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIDING ON THE RIGHT REAR PLATFORM OF THE TRUCK. THE RIGHT REAR TANDEM WHEELS HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THEN A DIP. EMPLOYEE #1 LOST HIS FOOTING, PROBABLY DUE IN PART TO THE DAMAGED, OILY AND WET (IT WAS RAINING) PLATFORM ON WHICH HE WAS RIDING. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO GRASP A HAND RAIL, BUT FAILED. HE FELL TO THE PAVEMENT, STRIKING HIS HEAD AND SUFFERING A SEVERE CONCUSSION. HE DIED AUGUST 6, 1985, AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURIES.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, HEAD, SLIP, TRUCK, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3228574			Fatality	Concussion	Garbage collectors

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