Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200020303 - Employee injured when run over by garbage truck, later dies
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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300021144 | 10/29/1996 | 4212 | 0 | Louis Pinto & Sons, Inc. |
Abstract: Employee #1 was riding on the back of a disposal truck and jumped off when it stopped. He was walking to the front of the truck when the driver put the vehicle in gear and drove forward, striking Employee #1 with the bumper and knocking him down. The truck continued forward and ran over Employee #1's leg and abdomen. Employee #1 reportedly got up and was helped back into the truck. The driver began transporting him to Morristown Hospital but decided to stop at the workplace and call an ambulance. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he later died.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 300021144 | Fatality | Other | Garbage collectors |