Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14504930 - Employee killed when run over by garbage truck
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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100881796 | 10/14/1987 | 4212 | 0 | Springfield City Refuse Systems, Inc. |
Abstract: At approximately 12:54 p.m. on October 7, 1987, Employee #1 was riding on the rear platform of a commercial refuse truck. The truck was backing down a residential street when the driver felt three bumps. He then saw Employee #1 laying face down in the street. Employee #1 had either stepped or fallen from the platform and slipped under the wheels of the truck. He suffered severe head trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 100881796 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |