Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202360301 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Moving Garbage Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202360301 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 12/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310638291	12/18/2006	4959	562998	Ecology Services Municipal Operations, Llc

Abstract: On December 18, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker were riding on the back of a garbage collection truck, with the employee having one foot on the driver's side step and another on the top of the edge of the hopper area. The coworker was standing entirely on the side step. As the truck was moving up a slight incline, Employee #1 fell off the back. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The truck was traveling on an asphalt road through a residential neighborhood at a low speed; the road had no speed bumps or pot holes.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, ASPHALT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310638291			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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