OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14194617
GLEN BURNIE HAULING INC
LAUREL, MD—
Event description
GARBAGE COLLECTOR FALLS OFF TRUCK- INJURES HIPS
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was standing on the rear left side step of an international 1977 com pactor garbage truck while the truck was backing slowly down a street. No inform ation was provided on the model and make of the garbage truck. As the garbage tr uck was backing, Employee #1 was playing with a discarded transistor radio. Sudd enly, he slipped off the rear left side step. Employee #2 was standing on the re ar right side step and observed Employee #1 falling. Employee #1 injured his hip s. The cause was a misjudgment of the hazardous situation. Employee #1 is a new employee and has only been employed by the garbage collection company for 6 week s.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 14
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 875
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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