Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201270451 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CAUGHT BETWEEN TRASH BOX AND STEEL POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 201270451 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 01/17/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300962016	01/22/1998	4212	0	Waste Management Of North Alabama

Abstract: Employee #1 was killed when he was caught between a trash container and a pole. Employee #1 was in the process of disconnecting a 50-yard trash compactor so he could roll it onto his truck. The turn buckle was disconnected on one side and not on the other. The ram to the compactor cycled for some unknown reason causing one end of the box to move sideways catching Employee #1 between the box and a steel pole.

Keywords: STEEL COLUMN, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, TRASH COMPACTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300962016			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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