Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202347761 - Employee Is Killed When Run over by Backing Garbage Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202347761 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 09/03/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305585465	09/04/2002	4953	0	Marshall Junior, Inc.

Abstract: On September 3, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker were riding on the rear attachment bar of a garbage truck as the driver backed it from one avenue into another. The truck was moving when Employee #1 fell off the attachment bar and was run over by the truck's right rear wheel. He sustained abdominal injuries and was killed. The driver was unable to see Employee #1 or the coworker while he was backing up. The company had no policy regarding a situation in which the driver could not see the workers in the truck's mirrors.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, ABDOMEN, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, TRUCK, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305585465			Fatality	Other	Garbage collectors

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