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Inspection: 113460208 - Waste Management Of Illinois, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 113460208
Report ID: 0521400
Date Opened: 12/05/2000

Site Address:
Waste Management Of Illinois, Inc.
780 N. Kirk Rd.
Batavia, IL 60510

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/05/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/20/2001

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Complaint 203361126 Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200821098
Event: 07/17/2000
Employee's leg crushed in garbage truck mechanism

Employee #1 was using a constant pressure switch to activate the container lifting mechanism from the outside of a front loader garbage truck. He was moving out of the way of a passing automobile when he stepped into the path of the truck's lifting/lowering arms. Employee #1 sustained a severely crushed left leg, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, GARBAGE TRUCK, HIGHWAY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, INATTENTION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 113460208 Hospitalized injury Other Occupation not reported
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