OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14483069

OBRIEN REFUSE SERVICE

ALBANY, NY— 1984-07-30T00:00:00

Event: GARBAGE TRUCK, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, DUMPSTER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1043116
Employer profile: OBRIEN REFUSE SERVICE
Summary number: 14483069
Report ID: 213100

Event description

Employee killed when crushed between dumpster and truck

Investigation abstract

At approximately 7:10 a.m. on July 30, 1984, Employee #1 and a coworker were low ering a dumpster with their refuse truck. The dumpster slid off the rear right s ide, swung around, and crushed Employee #1 against the truck. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
7

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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