Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201924289 - Employee Is Crushed and Killed by Hydraulic Rails

Accident Summary Nr: 201924289 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 09/25/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310265020	09/26/2007	4953	562219	Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a mechanic performing maintenance on a waste disposal truck, was crushed by the rails used to lift 40-yd refuse containers onto the truck bed. The lifted rails were not blocked to prevent hydraulic pressure release and the rails crushed and pinned Employee #1 between the rails and the truck frame. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310265020			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Heavy equipment mechanics

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