Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119613404 - Bfi (Browning Ferris Industries)

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 119613404

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 04/08/1998

Site Address:
Bfi (Browning Ferris Industries)
42600 Boyce Road
Fremont, CA 94538

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5013, Fremont, CA 94537

Union Status: Union

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362144065

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201500477

Event: 03/17/1998

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN CRUSHED BY TRASH BIN

At approximately 8:35 p.m. on March 17, 1998, Employee #1 was servicing a garbage truck and adding hydraulic fluid. Employee #1 had completed his work and had taken out the lock-out/tag-out/block-out devices on the equipment. Employee #1 was standing underneath the area where the buckets come down. Apparently, Employee #1 inadvertently hit the down button for the buckets and had lowered the garbage buckets onto himself. Employee #1's head was caught between the garbage buckets and the side of the truck. Employee #1 was crushed by the buckets and had sustained serious injuries to his left cheek and ribs. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital and admitted for treatment.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, RIB, FACE, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119613404			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Machinery maintenance occupations

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