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Inspection: 305053431 - Carthage-Sanitation

Inspection Information - Office: Tenn Pub Sec 2

Nr: 305053431

Report ID: 0454732

Open Date: 05/14/2002

Carthage-Sanitation

314 Spring St.
Carthage, TN 37030

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC: 9311/Public Finance, Taxation, and Monetary Policy

Inspection Type:

Accident

Scope:

Partial

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

LocalGovt

Safety/Health:

Safety

Close Conference:

05/14/2002

Close Case:

06/14/2002

Related Activity:

Type

Safety

Health

Accident

100621861

**Violation Summary**
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001A	Serious	503010501	05/31/2002	06/13/2002	$0	$0	$0		-
	2.	02001	Other	3000501 A	05/31/2002	06/13/2002	$0	$0	$0		-

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 200625333		Event: 05/10/2002	Employee Is Killed When Crushed Between Truck And Dumpster
On March 10, 2002, Employee #1 was behind a sanitation dump truck that had backed up to lift and empty a dumpster. He was between the dumpster and the truck. The truck remained in gear, while the driver engaged the power takeoff to reach down and pick up the dumpster. When the driver engaged the clutch, the truck came back against the dumpster, crushing and killing Employee #1.
Keywords: loading, garbage truck, vehicle in gear, work rules, dumpster, caught between, crushed
	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	305053431		Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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