Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202521712 - Driver Is Killed When Run Over By Garbage Truck
Accident: 202521712 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 11/07/2011 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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314994344 | 11/07/2011 | 4214 | B N D Transport Llc | ||||
On November 7, 2011, Employee #1 was at the Austin Road Landfill in Stockton, CA, unloading a trailer of garbage. His truck was on a tipper machine (tipper machine lifts the trailer at a 45 degree angle to shack the garbage out of the trailer). Employee #1 was in the process of disconnecting the trailer and air hose when the tractor and trailer started to move forward. Employee #1 fell off the tractor and was run over by the driver side double wheels. A witness jumped into the tractor and pulled the brake before the trailer wheels ran over him. Emergency Services was contacted. Employee #1 was transported to San Joaquin General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. | |||||||
Keywords:
garbage truck, brake, vehicle, tractor trailer, aerial lift
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 314994344 | Fatality | Other | Truck drivers, heavy |